Temperature exposure affects survival of Oncomelania hupensis (IMAGE)

Infectious Diseases of Poverty

Temperature exposure affects survival of Oncomelania hupensis

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Researchers reveal that survival of adult O. hupensis differed across low-, control-, and high-temperature treatments over 45 days, with larger snails showing greater survival under temperature stress.

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Prof. Jing Xu and Prof. Shi‑Zhu Li from National Institute of Parasitic Diseases at China CDC, China Image source link: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40249-026-01475-0

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