C. J. Kibet

A multi-source approach for the detection and diversity assessment of avian schistosomes (Trematoda, Schistosomatidae) in freshwater ecosystems

Avian schistosomes (AS) are trematodes of significant medical importance as the causative agents of cercarial dermatitis, a re-emerging waterborne human disease. Their monitoring has traditionally relied on examination of snail hosts; however, this approach is time-consuming, requires taxonomic expertise and often unde...