Reintroducing native African catfish into Lake Victoria reduced snail hosts and lowered schistosomiasis infection intensity in primary-school-aged children (IMAGE)

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Reintroducing native African catfish into Lake Victoria reduced snail hosts and lowered schistosomiasis infection intensity in primary-school-aged children

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Professor Andrew S. Brierley records field notes during the stocking of African catfish (Clarias gariepinus) as part of a schistosomiasis biocontrol project on the shores of Lake Victoria, Tanzania.

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Dr. Andrew Whiston, Founder & CEO, Rastech Ltd. (CC-BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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