Effects of land-use and environmental factors on snail distribution and trematode infection in Ethiopia

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country instituteen_US
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and advanced research instituteen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationJimma Universityen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationAddis Ababa Universityen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationAdama Science and Technology Universityen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Nairobien_US
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Liverpoolen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationAbdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physicsen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Livestock Research Instituteen_US
cg.contributor.crpAgriculture for Nutrition and Healthen_US
cg.contributor.donorUK Research and Innovationen_US
cg.contributor.donorBiotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, United Kingdomen_US
cg.coverage.countryEthiopiaen_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2ETen_US
cg.coverage.regionAfricaen_US
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africaen_US
cg.creator.identifierSiobhan Mor: 0000-0003-0121-2016en_US
cg.howPublishedFormally Publisheden_US
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed8030154en_US
cg.isijournalISI Journalen_US
cg.issn2414-6366en_US
cg.issue3en_US
cg.journalTropical Medicine and Infectious Diseaseen_US
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen_US
cg.subject.ilriAGRI-HEALTHen_US
cg.subject.ilriHUMAN HEALTHen_US
cg.subject.impactAreaNutrition, health and food securityen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 3 - Good health and well-beingen_US
cg.volume8en_US
dc.contributor.authorMereta, S.T.en_US
dc.contributor.authorAbaya, S.W.en_US
dc.contributor.authorTulu, F.D.en_US
dc.contributor.authorTakele, K.en_US
dc.contributor.authorAhmednur, M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorMelka, G.A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorNanyingi, M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorVineer, H.R.en_US
dc.contributor.authorGraham-Brown, J.en_US
dc.contributor.authorCaminade, C.en_US
dc.contributor.authorMor, Siobhan M.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-07T14:09:24Zen_US
dc.date.available2023-03-07T14:09:24Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/129221en_US
dc.titleEffects of land-use and environmental factors on snail distribution and trematode infection in Ethiopiaen_US
dcterms.abstractFreshwater snails are intermediate hosts for several snail-borne diseases affecting humans and animals. Understanding the distribution of snail intermediate hosts and their infection status is very important to plan and implement effective disease prevention and control interventions. In this study, we determined the abundance, distribution, and trematode infection status of freshwater snails in two agro-ecological zones of Ethiopia. We sampled snails from 13 observation sites and examined them for trematode infections using a natural cercarial shedding method. A redundancy analysis (RDA) was used to examine the relationship between snail abundance and environmental variables. Overall, a total of 615 snails belonging to three species were identified. Lymnea natalensis and Bulinus globosus were the dominant snail species, representing 41% and 40% of the total collection, respectively. About one-third of the total snail population (33%) shed cercariae. The cercariae species recorded were Xiphidiocercaria, Brevifurcate apharyngeate distome (BAD), Echinostome, and Fasciola. Snail species were found in high abundance in aquatic habitats located in the agricultural landscape. Therefore, land-use planning and protection of aquatic habitats from uncontrolled human activities and pollution can be considered as important strategies to prevent and control the spread of snail-borne diseases in the region.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_US
dcterms.audienceAcademicsen_US
dcterms.audienceScientistsen_US
dcterms.available2023-03-01en_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationMereta, S.T., Abaya, S.W., Tulu, F.D., Takele, K., Ahmednur, M., Melka, G.A., Nanyingi, M., Vineer, H.R., Graham-Brown, J., Caminade, C. and Mor, S.M. 2023. Effects of land-use and environmental factors on snail distribution and trematode infection in Ethiopia. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease 8(3): 154.en_US
dcterms.extent154en_US
dcterms.issued2023-03-01en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0en_US
dcterms.publisherMDPIen_US
dcterms.subjecthealthen_US
dcterms.subjectagroecologyen_US
dcterms.subjectsnailsen_US
dcterms.subjectland useen_US
dcterms.typeJournal Articleen_US

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