Acta tropicaAnimalsBrazilEcosystemBiomphalariaSchistosoma mansoni
Climate extremes and the dynamic reshaping of snail habitat: implications for the spatiotemporal heterogeneity of schistosomal vulnerability in Brazil.
Amirreza Meydani, Shuai Wang, Robert Bergquist, Flavio Lopes Ribeiro, Delphis F Levia
Published: 202610.1016/j.actatropica.2025.107933
Abstract
Extreme climate variables are increasingly important for understanding the distribution of Biomphalaria snails, the intermediate hosts of Schistosoma mansoni. While many studies focus on long-term averages, our approach emphasizes the role of climati…
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