Freshwater snails and schistosomiasis mansoni in the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: I - metropolitan mesoregion

Freshwater snails and schistosomiasis mansoni in the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: I - metropolitan mesoregion

In order to elaborate a planorbid chart of the State of Rio de Janeiro a survey of freshwater gastropods in the Metropolitan Mesoregion of this State was performed and revealed the occurrence of 20 species: Antillorbis nordestensis (Lucena, 1954); Biomphalaria glabrata (Say, 1818); Biomphalaria schr...

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Main Authors: Thiengo Silvana C, Fernandez Monica A, Boaventura M Fernanda, Grault Carlos E, Silva Heucler FR, Mattos Aline C, Santos Sonia B
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2001-01-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:
freshwater snails
schistosomiasis mansoni
vectors
cercariae
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
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