From Perpetual Wetness to Soil Chemistry: Enumerating Environmental and Physicochemical Factors Favoring Snail Presence in the Municipality of Gonzaga, Cagayan, Philippines.

From Perpetual Wetness to Soil Chemistry: Enumerating Environmental and Physicochemical Factors Favoring Snail Presence in the Municipality of Gonzaga, Cagayan, Philippines.

Manalo, Daria L;Bolivar, Jude Karlo G;Yap, Paul Raymund;Gomez, Ma Ricci R;Saldo, Zaldy P;Espino, Mark Joseph M;Dilig, Joselito E;Fornillos, Raffy Jay C;Perez, Shirlyn A;Baga, Regie A;Sunico, Louie S;Fontanilla, Ian Kendrich C;Leonardo, Lydia R;
Tropical medicine and infectious disease 2023 Vol. 9
42
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Snail control to complement mass drug administration is being promoted by the World Health Organization for schistosomiasis control. , the snail intermediate host of in the Philippines, has a very focal distribution; thus, scrutinizing baseline data and parameters affecting this distribution is very crucial. In this study in Gonzaga, Cagayan, Philippines, snail habitats were surveyed, and the various factors affecting the existence of the snails were determined. Malacological surveys and the mapping of sites of perpetual wetness in five endemic and five neighboring non-endemic barangays were conducted. Environmental and physicochemical factors were also examined. Maps of both snail and non-snail sites were generated. Of the fifty sites surveyed, were found in twelve sites, and two sites yielded snails that were infected with cercariae. Factors such as silty loam soil, proximity to a snail site, water ammonia, and soil attributes (organic matter, iron, and pH) are all significantly associated with the presence of snails. In contrast, types of habitats, temperatures, and soil aggregation have no established association with the existence of snails. Mapping snail sites and determining factors favoring snail presence are vital to eliminating snails. These approaches will significantly maximize control impact and minimize wasted efforts and resources, especially in resource-limited schistosomiasis endemic areas.

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