Molluscan hemolymph is a unique kind of body fluid, which in many respects is analogous to
human blood, although there are several crucial differences. Here, for the first time, we …

As ecosystem disruptors and intermediate hosts for various parasites, freshwater snails have
significant socioeconomic impacts on human health, livestock production, and aquaculture …

Freshwater snails are used as brilliant biomarkers of aquatic ecosystem pollution by
chemical compounds. The objective of this study is to highlight the ecotoxicological impacts …

Aqueous calcium (Ca) decline is threatening freshwater ecosystems worldwide. There are
great concerns about the possible ecological consequences of Ca limitation combined with …

Mansonic schistosomiasis is a neglected disease transmitted by Biomphalaria spp. snails.
Understanding what happens inside the intermediate host is important to develop more …

Near Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) has been applied in epidemiological surveillance
studies of insect vectors of parasitic diseases, such as the Dengue's mosquitoes. However …

Several formulated mixtures of pesticides are widely used in modern agriculture.
Nevertheless, the agriculture runoff causes a serious damage to the aquatic ecosystem …

Marine snails provide an important source of vitamins, proteins, minerals, and essential fatty
acids, and their mucus has a therapeutic significance. Parasitic infection of larval trematodes …

Angiostrongylus cantonensis is the main cause of human eosinophilic meningitis. Humans
are accidental hosts, becoming infected due to ingestion of raw intermediate (snails and …

Perlorodka říční (Margaritifera margaritifera) je v České republice zvláště chráněným kriticky
ohroženým druhem, jehož juvenilní stadia v současnosti na mnoha tocích nejsou schopna …