Longitudinal Study on the Natural Infection of Biomphalaria straminea and B. glabrata by Schistosoma mansoni in an Endemic Area of Schistosomiasis in Pernambuco, Brazil

Longitudinal Study on the Natural Infection of Biomphalaria straminea and B. glabrata by Schistosoma mansoni in an Endemic Area of Schistosomiasis in Pernambuco, Brazil

The abundance of snail hosts and the rates of infection with Schistosoma mansoni were monitored monthly for four years in two representative localities subjected to repeated chemotherapy of infected persons. Snail abundance varied from 1.0 to 4.4 collected per person/minute/station for Biomphalaria...

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Main Authors: Tereza C Favre, Otávio S Pieri, Luciana C Zani, Jainne M Ferreira, Glauce G Domás, Lilian H Beck, Constança S Barbosa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2002-06-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:
Biomphalaria straminea
Biomphalaria glabrata
Schistosoma mansoni
natural infection
longitudinal study
Pernambuco
Brazil
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762002000400003

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