Ecological Model to Predict Potential Habitats of Oncomelania hupensis, the Intermediate Host of Schistosoma japonicum in the Mountainous Regions, China

• Hong-Ru Zhu ,

  ¶‡ These authors contributed equally to this study and share first authorship.

  Affiliations Jiangsu Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Wuxi, People’s Republic of China, Key Laboratory of Parasitic Disease Control and Prevention, Ministry of Health, Wuxi, People’s Republic of China, Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Parasite Molecular Biology, Wuxi, People’s Republic of China

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• Lu Liu ,

  ¶‡ These authors contributed equally to this study and share first authorship.

  Affiliations Jiangsu Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Wuxi, People’s Republic of China, Key Laboratory of Parasitic Disease Control and Prevention, Ministry of Health, Wuxi, People’s Republic of China, Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Parasite Molecular Biology, Wuxi, People’s Republic of China

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• Xiao-Nong Zhou,

  Affiliations National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China, WHO Collaborating Center for Malaria, Schistosomiasis and Filariasis; Key Laboratory of Parasite and Vector Biology, Ministry of Health, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China

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• Guo-Jing Yang

  * E-mail: guojingyang@hotmail.com

  Affiliations Jiangsu Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Wuxi, People’s Republic of China, Key Laboratory of Parasitic Disease Control and Prevention, Ministry of Health, Wuxi, People’s Republic of China, Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Parasite Molecular Biology, Wuxi, People’s Republic of China, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland

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