Global warming and the associated climate changes are predictable. They are enhanced by
burning of fossil fuels and the emission of huge amounts of CO 2 gas which resulted in …

An estimated 779 million people are at risk of schistosomiasis, of whom 106 million (13· 6%)
live in irrigation schemes or in close proximity to large dam reservoirs. We identified 58 …

The approximate 30 extant invertebrate phyla have diversified along separate evolutionary
trajectories for hundreds of millions of years. Although recent work understandably has …

The capacity of climatic conditions to modulate the extent and intensity of parasitism is well
known since long ago. Concerning helminths, among the numerous environmental …

Invasive alien species are one of the major agents of human-accelerated global change:
they threaten biodiversity, alter ecosystem structure, functions and services, inflict large …

Abstract The extensive construction of reservoirs over the past century has radically altered
the environmental landscape on a global scale. Construction of dams on most large rivers …

Appraisal of the present and future impact of climate change and climate variability on the
transmission of infectious diseases is a complex but pressing public health issue. We …

Schistosomes are digenean flukes, parasitic of birds, mammals and crocodiles. The family
Schistosomatidae contains species of considerable medical and veterinary importance …

Les trématodes parasites partagent une relation intime avec les gastéropodes, leurs hôtes
intermédiaires, qui servent de véhicule à leur développement et à leur transmission. Ces …

Horizontal transfer (HT), or the passage of genetic material between non-mating species, is
increasingly recognized as an important force in the evolution of eukaryotic genomes …