Synthetic pyrethroid (SP) insecticides are used extensively around the world in both
agricultural and non-agricultural applications. Their toxicity to mammals is low, however …

Ecological risk assessment (ERA) is the process used to evaluate the safety of manufactured
chemicals to the environment. Here we review the pros and cons of ERA across levels of …

The use of pyrethroid and neonicotinoid insecticides has increased in Australia over the last
decade, and as a consequence, increased concentrations of the neonicotinoid insecticide …

Schistosomiasis is a snail-borne parasitic disease that ranks among the most important
water-based diseases of humans in develo** countries. Increased prevalence and spread …

Background Schistosomiasis is responsible for the second highest burden of disease
among neglected tropical diseases globally, with over 90 percent of cases occurring in …

Background Agrochemical pollution of surface waters is a growing global environmental
challenge, especially in areas where agriculture is rapidly expanding and intensifying …

Full length open reading frame of pyrethroid detoxification gene, Est3385, contains 963
nucleotides. This gene was identified and cloned based on the genome sequence of …

Pesticides are considered to be one of the main causes of the decline in macroinvertebrate
biodiversity in small streams. In particular, pyrethroids are detected in agricultural surface …

Pesticide pollution can alter parasite transmission, but scientists are unaware if effects of
pesticides on parasite exposure and host susceptibility (ie infection risk given exposure) can …

Recent evidence suggests that snail predators may aid efforts to control the human parasitic
disease schistosomiasis by eating aquatic snail species that serve as intermediate hosts of …