Biomphalaria species distribution and its effect on human Schistosoma mansoni infection in an irrigated area used for rice cultivation in northeast Brazil

Biomphalaria species distribution and its effect on human Schistosoma mansoni infection in an irrigated area used for rice cultivation in northeast Brazil

The role of irrigated areas for the spread of schistosomiasis is of worldwide concern. The aim of the present study was to investigate the spatial distribution of the intermediate snail host <em>Biomphalaria</em> in an area highly endemic for schistosomiasis due to <em>Schistosoma...

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Main Authors: Delmany Moitinho Barboza, Cangjie Zhang, Nathaly Cardoso Santos, Marília Matos Bezerra Lemos Silva, Carla Virgínia Vieira Rollemberg, Fabio Jorge Ramalho de Amorim, Marlene Tiduko Ueta, Claudia Moura de Melo, José Antônio Pacheco de Almeida, Verónica de Lourdes Sierpe Jeraldo, Amélia Ribeiro de Jesus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2012-09-01
Series:Geospatial Health
Subjects:
Biomphalaria glabrata, Biomphalaria straminea, Schistosoma mansoni, geographical information system, irrigation, system, natural water sources, Brazil.
Online Access:http://www.geospatialhealth.net/index.php/gh/article/view/128

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