Over the past two decades, a surge in political will and financial resources has been directed toward reducing the burden of schistosomiasis and other neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) (World Health Organization, 2012; World Health Organization, 2020; Uniting to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2022). NTDs affect approximately 1 billion people globally, largely the poor, including over 200 million people with schistosomiasis (World Health Organization, 2020). In the case of schistosomiasis, efforts have primarily focused on expanding treatment coverage through mass drug administration (MDA). MDA programs can achieve reductions in morbidity and infection intensity, but these reductions can be transient, and the outcomes have fallen short of World Health Organization (WHO) control and elimination targets (Deol et al., 2019). The disappointing reality is that across geographic regions, schistosomiasis persists despite aggressive treatment programs, and has reemerged in areas where it was previously controlled for reasons not fully understood (Wiegand et al., 2017; Kittur et al., 2019; Knopp et al., 2019; Liang et al., 2006). This has led the WHO to call for scientific advances and new tools to accelerate progress in reducing the substantial burden of schistosomiasis and other NTDs (World Health Organization, 2020).

Genomic surveillance is commonly employed as an important tool to understand the sources of viral and bacterial infection outbreaks (Köser et al., 2014; Kao et al., 2014; Quainoo et al., 2017; Pillay et al., 2020; Deurenberg et al., 2017; Popovich and Snitkin, 2017). For example, whole-genome sequencing (WGS) of clinical samples has been used to monitor drug resistance and investigate transmission clusters of Mycobacteria tuberculosis (Meehan et al., 2019; Satta et al., 2018). Genomic sequencing has also been used to improve surveillance of food-borne outbreaks of bacterial pathogens (Jenkins et al., 2019), to distinguish nosocomial from community-acquired Clostridium difficile infections (Lim et al., 2020), and to document reinfection with SARS-CoV-2 (Tillett et al., 2021). Genomic techniques are, however, still in the early stages of development for complex eukaryotic pathogens such as schistosomes. This is partly due to technical limitations caused by the greater size of eukaryotic genomes, which are more difficult and expensive to sequence than prokaryotes (Camus et al., 2002; Luo et al., 2019). Additionally, the complex reproductive life cycles of eukaryotic pathogens, including Schistosoma, involve both asexual and sexual reproductive phases, which requires high-resolution analytical approaches to infer patterns of relatedness and ancestry (Steinauer et al., 2010).

Advances in sequencing technologies and corresponding reductions in costs have recently made it feasible to generate whole-genome scale data on individual eukaryotic pathogens, including those that that cause schistosomiasis (Rey et al., 2021b; Nikolakis et al., 2021; Le Clec’h et al., 2018). Work to date on the genomics of schistosomes has primarily focused on developing reference genome resources for key pathogen species (Han et al., 2009; Berriman et al., 2009; Zhou et al., 2009; Young et al., 2012), which has enabled further studies of population structure, pathogen evolution, and drug response (Chevalier et al., 2014; Crellen et al., 2016; Berger et al., 2021). These advances have created new opportunities to use genomic data in population-based research and surveillance of schistosomiasis.

While the application of WGS technologies to schistosome genomics has been limited to date (Crellen et al., 2016; Berger et al., 2021; Kincaid-Smith et al., 2021; Rey et al., 2021a), recent population-level genomic studies of other eukaryotic pathogens with both sexual and asexual reproduction illustrate the potential value of integrating genomic data with epidemiological studies. Genomic data played an important role in identifying dogs as a reservoir of Dracunculus medinensis, the nematode that causes Guinea worm disease (Eberhard et al., 2014; Durrant et al., 2020). An investigation of the spatial scale of D. medinensis transmission using geocoded samples and genomic data shed light on the area that should be investigated when cases are detected (~20 km) – key information for efforts to eliminate the disease (Ribado et al., 2021). Genomic data are also being integrated into malaria surveillance and control programs to monitor drug resistance in Plasmodium parasites and insecticide resistance in Anopheles vectors (Neafsey et al., 2021) For example, surveillance for genomic signatures of resistance to artemisinin, a key malaria drug, informs regionally tailored treatment guidelines (Hupalo et al., 2016). Genomic data have been used to identify the diversity of adaptations to mosquito-control strategies, highlighting the need for whole-genome data to monitor insecticide resistance in Anopheles (Neafsey et al., 2021). These studies point to the broad potential for genomic data to enhance understanding of current transmission dynamics and inform infectious disease-control programming, especially in regions approaching elimination (Dalmat et al., 2019).

Similarly, population-level genomic studies of schistosomiasis can shed new light on the processes that drive schistosome infections in different social and ecological contexts, facilitating the design of tailored, region-specific control programs. Schistosome infections are acquired through dermal contact with fresh water contaminated with the larval stage of the parasite, whose life cycle requires the presence of intermediate snail hosts that live in or around freshwater bodies including laks, streams, reservoirs, and irrigation ditches. Infected humans and other mammalian hosts shed schistosomes in their urine (Schistosoma haematobium) or stool (Schistosoma japonicum, Schistosoma mansoni, Schistosoma mekongi, Schistosoma intercalatum, and Schistosoma guineensis). Contact rates between humans and schistosome parasites vary depending on the seasonality, composition of, and distance to aquatic habitats, the definitive host range of the pathogen species, as well as the movement patterns of humans and other mammalian hosts. Due to the aforementioned factors, the pathways driving schistosome transmission can vary regionally.

We argue that accelerating progress in control of schistosomiasis requires the ability to define context-specific drivers of infections in ways that can be effectively translated to intervention strategies. Two interrelated questions are key to inform the design of interventions tailored to distinct eco-epidemiological circumstances: (1) how often do non-human host species contribute to human infection? and (2) what is the importance of locally acquired versus imported infections in driving transmission at different stages of elimination? (Figure 1). As we discuss below, population genomic-scale approaches integrated with epidemiological and ecological studies provide high-resolution answers to these questions, offering a level of precision that is actionable from a public health perspective, such that schistosomiasis-control programming can be tailored to region-specific contexts.

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In this review, we outline how whole-genome sequence data can be embedded into research and surveillance of schistosomes to bridge gaps in our understanding of schistosomiasis and to advance progress in control and elimination efforts. We provide an overview of historical, current, and emerging genomic approaches for studying schistosomiasis, including a critical review of key studies over the last two decades. Looking forward, we describe the advances that make it increasingly feasible to integrate genomic data into epidemiological studies of schistosomiasis. We then summarize two decades of research on schistosome epidemiology, ecology, and population genetics relevant to our priority questions, highlighting what is known and what knowledge gaps remain, and how the integration of genome-scale information can help fill these gaps. We consider how intervention strategies can be driven by high-resolution genomic inferences about the extent of non-human mammalian host involvement and the importance of imported infections in driving local transmission. We also consider how the relative importance of pathogen importation and different mammalian hosts may shift over time due to the success of control programs and selective pressure on the schistosome genome, and discuss how genomic surveillance can provide early warnings of biologically relevant shifts. We conclude by discussing key considerations and challenges for applying genomic data to schistosomiasis surveillance, including the trade-offs between cost and sampling breadth with respect to the use of genomic data in population-based studies, and the ongoing efforts to build capacity for the generation and analysis of genomic data in schistosomiasis-endemic countries. Throughout we aim to show how including genomic approaches in schistosomiasis research and surveillance can enable strategic data-driven interventions that effectively address local infection and transmission contexts.

To catalog how genetic data have been used to inform our understanding of human schistosomiasis to date, we critically reviewed a representative, non-exhaustive set of 47 studies that have used molecular methods to study human schistosomiasis since 2005 (search terms are provided in Appendix 1). These studies are compared in terms of the research questions investigated, spatial scale, and data generation methods (Table 1, summary of full list of studies provided in Supplementary file 1). In doing so, we update a 12-year-old foundational review on the topic (Steinauer et al., 2010) and build on recent work highlighting how population genetics can shed light on schistosome evolution and adaptation (Rey et al., 2021b). Below, we review the early challenges in generating genetic data, the widespread adoption of microsatellite (MSAT) loci for genetic studies, and the more recent application of newer sequencing technologies. We provide a primer describing the approaches that have been used over the past two decades, along with their strengths and weaknesses, in Box 1.

Until recently, concern about which mammalian species may contribute to the transmission of schistosomiasis focused on S. japonicum in Asia, a known zoonosis with over 40 wild and domesticated animal species identified as competent reservoirs (Liu et al., 2016). By contrast, the contribution of non-human mammals to the transmission of the human schistosomes S. mansoni and S. haematobium was considered negligible (Bustinduy and King, 2014). However, this assumption was challenged by recent work in West Africa that has demonstrated the potential for other mammalian hosts to play a role in transmission cycles when schistosomes use animals as non-human mammalian reservoirs or through the hybridization of human and animal schistosome species (Boon et al., 2018; Catalano et al., 2018). As control progresses in human populations, even infrequent animal involvement has the potential to perpetuate the transmission cycle and impede elimination targets (Colley and Loker, 2018). Moreover, as we discuss below, evolutionary pressures, particularly in later stages of control efforts, may lead to new adaptations such as shifts in host range that circumvent constraints imposed by control measures.

As we highlighted in Figure 1, when non-human reservoirs serve as sources of human schistosome infections, schistosomiasis control strategies should address that route of infection. Below, we review a diverse evidence base, including epidemiological and ecological studies, mathematical modeling simulations, and studies using genetic and genomic approaches, to evaluate the role of non-human definitive hosts in the transmission of the three major human schistosomes. The evidence indicates that the contributions of non-human mammalian hosts are context specific, and the extent of the involvement of various potential hosts and their relevance to control may shift over time. We demonstrate how high-resolution genomic approaches, when paired with epidemiological and ecological assessments, can be used to discern the extent to which zoonotic hosts contribute to human schistosomiasis in areas of persistent, reemerging, or newly emerged schistosomiasis and to resolve current gaps in the scientific knowledge.

Another key area where high-resolution genomics approaches can provide valuable insights is in addressing whether schistosome infections are being acquired locally or are imported. Importation, which we define as the introduction of schistosomes from outside a catchment of control effort, may occur as an isolated event or a regular flow of parasites. Schistosomes may be imported by the movement of infected humans, infected non-human mammals, or the dispersal of infected snails, miracidia, or cercariae through hydrological networks. The importation of schistosomes can lead to the establishment of new transmission foci in naïve populations living in environments with suitable conditions for transmission (e.g., Boissier et al., 2016; Oleaga et al., 2019). Importation may also maintain transmission in endemic areas, compromising locally targeted control programs (Gurarie and Seto, 2009; Perez-Saez et al., 2015). Even rare occurrences of parasite importation into suitable habitat could undermine elimination targets if a few founding schistosomes rapidly expand to establish a new population. In this section, we review what is known about schistosome importation, including the relative importance of local versus imported infections and the pathways of importation. We describe the how genomic approaches can be used with epidemiological methods to assess the frequency of importation events, identify their origins, determine what types of host movement matter, and characterize recent population bottlenecks and expansions. This information can help to determine whether environmental interventions are warranted, and if so, at what scale (Figure 1).

The importation of schistosomes has been responsible for the establishment of new foci of transmission in a variety of geographic settings. Population genetic and genomic data has played an important role in identifying probable importation routes for these new foci and was a key tool used to investigate a recent outbreak. The investigation of the 2014 outbreak of autochthonous schistosomiasis in Corsica, France, incorporated genomic methods, first to identify the infecting schistosome species (S. haematobium, S. bovis, and hybrids of the two species) and then to detect the likely source of imported schistosomes (human movement from West Africa) (Boissier et al., 2016; Berry et al., 2014). Similarly, the introduction of S. mansoni to northern Senegal after dam construction in the 1980s was also attributed to the arrival of agricultural workers from other parts of West Africa using phylogeographic analysis of mtDNA sequences (Van den Broeck et al., 2015). Perhaps the most consequential case of schistosome importation is the introduction of S. mansoni to the western hemisphere. This was long hypothesized to be related to movement of people through the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade, and is now corroborated by whole-genome evidence (Crellen et al., 2016). These examples provide a template for future investigations of novel foci of transmission, which may become more common as climate change continues to alter intermediate host range (De Leo et al., 2020).

In endemic areas, the importation of schistosome parasites may help sustain transmission and contribute to reemergence following the implementation of control programs. Importation events may also represent sources of new parasite genomic variation that may influence biologically and epidemiologically relevant traits in local parasite populations. Modeling simulations suggest that both social and hydrological connectivity can sustain transmission, even in regions that would not support ongoing transmission in the absence of importation (Gurarie and Seto, 2009), that human movement may delay the interruption of transmission (Perez-Saez et al., 2015), and that infection risk is strongly influenced by snail dispersal (Ciddio et al., 2017). Models parameterized with field data from Sichuan, China, were consistent with these conclusions, indicating that most villages received parasite inputs from outside the village, either through hydrological or social connectivity (Spear, 2012). However, a study that used genomic approaches (ddRADseq) in the same region demonstrated that transmission tends to be local (occurring primarily within villages with relative temporal stability), with occasional importation of cases whose impact on transmission is not well understood (Shortt et al., 2017). A review of genetic studies across the African continent similarly estimated that gene flow among schistosome populations was confined to local scales (Rey et al., 2021b). The distinct conclusions of the population genomic and modeling analyses described above highlight the importance of genomic approaches as they can resolve the extent to which importation is contributing to local transmission in a given context. The use of genomic approaches to monitor the relative importance of parasite importation may justify a phased approach to schistosomiasis control, focusing on local sources of infection when they predominate and transitioning to a control strategy that addresses potential geographic sources of infection when and if importation is shown to contribute meaningfully to local infections, as may be anticipated when approaching elimination targets.

There are two plausible routes of parasite importation: movement of the snail and larval schistosomes via hydrological networks, and movement of definitive hosts. Empirical studies on snail dispersal use a variety of ecological and population genomic methods in diverse geographic settings and have demonstrated the plausibility of parasite importation through hydrological transport of intermediate hosts. Genotyping of snails from all three genera that transmit human schistosomes (Bulinus, Biomphalaria and Oncomelania in Egypt, East Africa, and China, respectively) using MSATs revealed gene flow among snail populations and indicated that snail movement can introduce schistosomes from other villages kilometers away (Zein-Eddine et al., 2017; Standley et al., 2014; Head et al., 2016). Using remotely sensed data, Bulinus snails with a strong propensity for aestivation were also found to readily disperse from ephemeral habitats in coastal Kenya, even during a drought (Clennon et al., 2007). Ecological field studies in Sichuan, China, indicated that both S. japonicum cercariae and Oncomelania hupensis snails are capable of dispersing through irrigation networks and reaching new sites or villages (Lowe et al., 2005; Akullian et al., 2012). In contrast to Sichuan-based field studies, analysis of MSATs from snail populations in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River indicated relatively low levels of gene flow among snail populations (Guan et al., 2016). Together, these studies demonstrate the possibility of importation via hydrological transport of snails, but further investigation of how often and under what circumstances this occurs is warranted for effectively targeting – both spatially and temporally – environmental interventions to mitigate the public health impact of importation events.

The movement of infected people and animals is another potentially important source of imported schistosomes. While the modeling studies mentioned above indicate that human population movement can maintain transmission in endemic areas, the results of empirical studies highlight the gaps in our understanding of which types of human movement matter for the spread of schistosomiasis. A genetic study using MSAT markers compared parasite diversity among urban migrants and urban-born people in Brazil and inferred that migration contributed little to cases of urban schistosomiasis (Blanton et al., 2015). An epidemiological study found rural residents in Sichuan, China, were less likely to be infected with S. japonicum if they engaged in circular labor migration to urban areas, suggesting travel (and decreased time spent in endemic villages) is protective against infection (Buchwald et al., 2021). In contrast, migrants to three villages in Hunan province accounted for over half of all observed S. japonicum infections (Cao et al., 2015). This evidence highlights how diverse human movement patterns can be: whether origins and destinations are rural or urban influence if parasites are transported by host movement and if ecological conditions in a destination can even support transmission. Even less is known about the role that non-human mammalian hosts may play in the transport of schistosomes across landscapes.

To understand the role of human and other definitive host population movement in schistosome importation, we need to identify the types of movement that are most epidemiologically relevant. The ecological requirements of the parasites mean that, with few exceptions, human movement between rural areas is arguably most relevant to schistosome transmission. However, movement between rural areas is poorly accounted for in popular modeling frameworks that are well suited to capture urban migration and commuting patterns (Meredith et al., 2021; Wesolowski et al., 2015). An additional challenge is the disconnect between human and pathogen movement: a person’s potential exposure to or emission of schistosomes can seldom be discerned from their movement data alone, making it difficult to determine which movements are epidemiologically meaningful. This is a key area for the contribution of genome-scale data. Integration of genomic data from parasites with candidate measures of host movement would provide the means to evaluate the importance of different types of movement in the importation of infections as has been done with malaria (Wesolowski et al., 2018). The high resolution of genomic approaches can also reveal source-sink scenarios between hosts (human or otherwise) and geographic locations.

We suspect the risk of importation depends on context, ranging from the hydrological environment through which snails disperse to the prevailing patterns of human and animal movement. Because population genomic analyses previously indicated that infections are primarily acquired locally, it is crucial to characterize how often importation events occur and whether the importance of social and environmental connectivity changes over time, either with seasons or as regions approach elimination targets. Indeed, genomic data, coupled with human and ecological data, has an important role to play in quantifying how often importation occurs and which types of movement by which hosts drive importation events. For elimination programs to be successful, control efforts should consider the spatial extent of parasite gene flow through all hosts involved in transmission, which requires data to describe spatial scales and host diversity relevant to a particular context (Figure 1).

Substantial challenges remain for the effective integration of genomic workflows into schistosomiasis population-based research and surveillance systems. Chief among these challenges is the generation and analysis of genomic data relevant for operational decision-making, which will require addressing interrelated issues of cost, timescales of analysis, and local infrastructure. For example, the current pattern of shipping samples from endemic regions to laboratories in high-income countries means that potentially actionable insight from genomic data is available months, if not years, after collection, which reduces the practical value of this information. Building capacity for the generation and analysis of genomic data in schistosomiasis-endemic countries is crucial to narrow this gap. Existing institutions, such as The Pathogen Genomics Institute and the African Centre of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Disease, both affiliated with the African Centers for Disease Control, have laid important groundwork for prioritizing capacity building and in-country leadership of genomic research, as have other programs including MalariaGEN and H3Africa (Parker and Kwiatkowski, 2016). Development of standard analytical packages responsive to programmatic needs can further accelerate the integration of genomic data into programmatic decision-making. Researchers focused on schistosomiasis can also benefit from pioneering advances incorporating genomic data in Guinea Worm disease surveillance (Ribado et al., 2021) and malaria elimination programming (Dalmat et al., 2019), as well as those in rabies elimination (Brunker et al., 2020) and antimicrobial stewardship programs (Nielsen et al., 2005) operating in low- and middle-income countries.

A major impetus for writing this review was the realization that, with the declining costs and increased feasibility of WGS approaches, the costs, benefits, and trade-offs involved in the use of traditional approaches (e.g., MSATs) and reduced-representation sequencing approaches (e.g., exome sequencing, ddRADseq) have shifted. It is easy to assume that because so much more data is produced by WGS approaches that it is necessarily considerably more expensive. However, in our experience actual differences in cost per sample can be small. Considering genomes the size of schistosomes (<400 Mbp), at present, a minimal WGS study (run efficiently with 50–100 samples in parallel on a high-throughput Illumina sequencer) might be approximately 10 times the cost of an MSAT study with 10 loci. A more comprehensive MSAT study with a more statistically reliable number of loci (~100–200) would incur similar costs as the genome study but would still provide far less useful data. MSAT studies also have larger up-front costs, including design, purchase, and testing of amplification primer pairs and technical training of laboratory personnel. These cost calculations will differ for established laboratories than those getting started. Similarly, RR and exome capture approaches currently cost more (per sample as well as in terms of up-front costs) than MSATs and less than WGS. Because these approaches require less sequencing than WGS, they may only be two to five times more expensive than a small MSAT study. Up-front costs for RR approaches include experimentation with restriction enzyme pairs and digest size filtering for ddRADseq to control the fraction of the genome that is usually sequenced, while exome capture requires the design and generation of specific capture probes. Cost calculations for any laboratory will also depend on the relative availability and cost of labor, whether access to efficient sequencing is limited or involves undue delay, and the laboratory’s capability to analyze the data.

In addition to cost, additional benefits of WGS should be considered. In contrast to other types of data, WGS data is highly replicable across laboratories and technologies, giving it greater long-term comparative value. The ability to combine sequencing data across laboratories and over time expands the set of questions that can be addressed, including some that may not have been apparent when the data were first collected. However, when accuracy, replicability, long-term value, and less complex sample processing procedures are not a priority, assessing more samples with lower-resolution methods may be an appropriate choice over WGS, especially if results can be obtained more rapidly. Non-WGS methods may also be useful for preliminary or screening studies, although the extra sample handling and re-handling costs mentioned above should be considered when assessing feasibility.

We suggest that low-resolution methods in the genomic age be used within surveillance systems to detect coarse-scale genetic patterns that may represent ‘red-flags’ for further investigation. For example, they might be used for preliminary assessments related to our questions of interest: (1) evidence of hybridization between schistosome species; (2) evidence that non-human definitive hosts share a similar parasite population with humans; and (3) evidence of transmission between geographically well-separated and divergent parasite populations. Large-scale sampling to detect these phenomena may identify regions where follow-up WGS studies are warranted to investigate the biology of novel recombinants, contributions of non-human definitive hosts, and patterns of parasite import. WGS can also be done with strategic sampling across populations worldwide to detect, for example, phylogenetic histories, past geographic movement, and selected genomic variants that may have important implications for drug resistance or shifts in parasite biology relevant for control.

In the long term, standardized genomic sampling approaches (e.g., WGS) and centralized organization of publicly accessible databases will lead to compounding utility of genomic data in schistosomiasis research and surveillance. This is particularly true for questions of parasite importation, as such analyses require sampling of schistosomes from the location of interest as well as from a range of possible source populations. Like MalariaGEN, public genomic data repositories such as the Schistosomiasis Collection at the Natural History Museum (SCAN) can be leveraged for these types of analyses (Emery et al., 2012). However, available comparative datasets are limited at present, which highlights the importance of prioritizing efforts to expand the representation of schistosome sequences from a range of endemic sites. This would greatly expand the utility of genomic resources, particularly as it relates to tracking parasite spread among remaining transmission foci and for expanding genomic surveillance to inform shifts in epidemiologically relevant characteristics such as host specificity and drug resistance. The curation of such resources should be undertaken with care to ensure that endemic countries and their public health authorities benefit through data access agreements and consent procedures that adequately represent potential future use and safeguard protections for individuals against stigma and discrimination, especially as the time between data collection and phylogenetic analysis shrinks (Parker and Kwiatkowski, 2016; Johnson and Parker, 2019; Johnson and Parker, 2020).

In the near term, the incorporation of genomic data into outbreak investigations can help identify key sources of infection in residual transmission hotspots, including non-human hosts and imported infections, and help expand the geographic coverage of genomic resources. For example, China’s strategy for investigating schistosomiasis outbreaks includes surveys of human, domestic animal, and snail populations (Chen et al., 2022). Adding the collection of schistosomes to such protocols to generate genomic data can help us better identify what processes drive such outbreaks and contribute to the development of genomic data resources. An important practical challenge to such investigations is the collection of schistosomes, particularly from non-human mammalian hosts and snails (Liang et al., 2022; Kamel et al., 2021). Sensitive and efficient methods to identify and sample snail infections, which are uncommon even in high-prevalence settings, or cercariae in water would enable studies of genomic diversity of schistosomes in intermediate hosts in low-prevalence areas approaching elimination. Similarly, development of guidelines for surveying non-human mammalian hosts for schistosomiasis and collecting schistosomes will enhance the probability that infection reservoirs are identified and samples from all relevant definitive hosts are included in genomic studies.

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1. Andrea J Lund

   Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Anschutz, Aurora, United States

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   "This ORCID iD identifies the author of this article:" 0000-0003-0880-310X

2. Kristen J Wade

   Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, United States

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   Writing – original draft

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3. Zachary L Nikolakis

   Department of Biology, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, United States

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   Writing – original draft, Writing – review and editing

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4. Kathleen N Ivey

   Department of Biology, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, United States

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5. Blair W Perry

   Department of Biology, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, United States

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6. Hamish NC Pike

   Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, United States

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7. Sara H Paull

   Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Anschutz, Aurora, United States

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   Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Writing – original draft, Writing – review and editing

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8. Yang Liu

   Sichuan Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Chengdu, China

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   Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Writing – original draft

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9. Todd A Castoe

   Department of Biology, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, United States

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   Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Writing – original draft, Writing – review and editing

   Contributed equally with

   David D Pollock and Elizabeth J Carlton

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10. David D Pollock

    Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, United States

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    Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Writing – original draft, Writing – review and editing

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    Todd A Castoe and Elizabeth J Carlton

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    "This ORCID iD identifies the author of this article:" 0000-0002-7627-4214

11. Elizabeth J Carlton

    Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Anschutz, Aurora, United States

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    Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Writing – original draft, Writing – review and editing

    Contributed equally with

    Todd A Castoe and David D Pollock

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    elizabeth.carlton@cuanschutz.edu

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    "This ORCID iD identifies the author of this article:" 0000-0002-8664-9606

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