The abundance of snail hosts mediates the effects of antagonist interactions between trematodes on the transmission of human schistosomes
Our study highlights the importance of biodiversity in influencing the transmission of S. haematobium through the effect of antagonistic interactions between trematodes within bulinid snail hosts. This effect intensifies when B. truncatus populations are low, promoting co-infections within snails. In line with the One Health concept, our results suggest that maintaining high level of freshwater biodiversity to sustain global trematode diversity at transmission sites can help reducing the circulation of Schistosoma species locally.
Authors
- Jérôme Boissier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0793-3108)
- Bart Haegeman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2325-4727)
- Philippe Douchet (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6689-1710)
- Jean‐François Allienne (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6343-308X)
- Bruno Senghor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4292-0713)
- Olivier Rey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3699-7204)
Institutions
- Université de Perpignan (FR)
- Ifremer (FR)
- Sorbonne Université (FR)
- Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (SN)
- Interactions hôtes-agents pathogènes (FR)
- Laboratoire d'Océanographie Microbienne (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Infectious Diseases of Poverty
- Published
- 2024-09-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40249-024-01232-1
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Parasites and Host Interactions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.52
Funders
- European Commission
- Université de Perpignan Via Domitia
- Agence Nationale de Sécurité Sanitaire de l’Alimentation, de l’Environnement et du Travail
- Région Occitanie Pyrénées-Méditerranée
- European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership