The world's biodiversity is in peril. The major threats to biodiversity globally are habitat
change, overexploitation, climate change, invasive species and pollution. Not only do these …

Background Biomphalaria pfeifferi is the world's most widely distributed and commonly
implicated vector snail species for the causative agent of human intestinal schistosomiasis …

Abstract In a One-Health context, it is urgent to establish the links between environmental
degradation, biodiversity loss, and the circulation of pathogens. Here we review and literally …

The herbicide atrazine is one of the most commonly used, well studied, and controversial
pesticides on the planet. Much of the controversy involves the effects of atrazine on wildlife …

Infectious disease can reduce labor productivity and incomes, trapping subpopulations in a
vicious cycle of ill health and poverty. Efforts to boost African farmers' agricultural production …

Pesticides have been frequently detected in global freshwater ecosystems, but attempts to
document changes in population dynamics of organisms upon exposure to pesticides …

Freshwater snails act as obligate intermediate hosts for trematode parasites that cause
trematodiases threatening public and veterinary health, and biodiversity conservation. While …

Rice, the world's primary staple food, is under severe threat from several devastating
diseases. To sustainably management rice diseases, developing safe, environmentally …

In 1978, the theory behind helminth parasites having the potential to regulate the
abundance of their host populations was formalized based on the understanding that those …

Background Combating infectious diseases and halting biodiversity loss are intertwined
challenges crucial to ensure global health. Biodiversity can constrain the spread of vector …