Impact of the Three Gorges project on ecological environment changes and snail distribution in Dongting Lake area.

Feiyue LiShujuan MaYiyi LiHongzhuan TanXunya HouGuanghui RenKaiping Cai

Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2017)

Ecological environmental changes caused by the TGD were associated with distribution of snails, and might further affect the transmission and prevalence of schistosomiasis. Risk of schistosomiasis transmission still exists in Dongting Lake area and long-term monitoring is required.

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