To live or to die: competitive exclusion of Schistosoma japonicum by Exorchis sp. in Oncomelania hupensis
Schistosomiasis, caused by blood flukes of the genus Schistosoma, is a neglected tropical disease whose transmission depends on freshwater snails. Oncomelania hupensis is the obligate intermediate host for Schistosoma japonicum, disrupting this snail-s…