A malacological survey in the Manso Power Plant, State of Mato Grosso, Brazil: new records of freshwater snails, including transmitters of schistosomiasis and exotic species

Introduction Schistosomiasis is a parasitic disease of public health concern in Brazil, and the construction of hydroelectric dams, in addition to increasing permanent human settlement and tourism, has created conditions suitable for the establishment of mollusks that can transmit schistosomiasis. S...

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Main Authors: Monica Ammon Fernandez, Aline Carvalho de Mattos, Elizangela Feitosa da Silva, Sonia Barbosa dos Santos, Silvana Carvalho Thiengo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2014-07-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822014000400498&lng=en&tlng=en