Senegal 2007
I was invited by my colleague Armand Kuris (UC Santa Barbara) to participate in a visit to Senegal (9-24 March) to consider the potential for controlling snail vectors for Schistosomiasis using crustacean predators. The idea was based on research Armand had done in Kenya.
Schistosomiasis is a neglected infectious disease caused by a parasitic worm (a trematode) that is transmitted from snails. The idea was to get an understanding of the local transmission sites, the local views about crustaceans as a market product, and to better understand the possible costs and benefits of biological control of snails with introduced Louisiana crayfish and the local freshwater prawn, Macrobrachium vollenhovenii.
The trip was funded by the Seaver Institute through the assistance of Elizabeth Huttinger (Manobi Foundation). Logistics were arranged in partnership with Dr. Daniel Annerose of Manobi Senegal. Dr. Daouda Ndiaye and Dr. Oumar Diaw (University of Dakar) and Marie Gachassin (Sorbonne, Paris) were our guides and science support in the field. Credit all photos to Kevin Lafferty, U.S. Geological Survey.
Schistosomias in Senegal Photos, Kevin Lafferty
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