Transmission of Schistosoma mansoni under experimental conditions using the bovine - Biomphalaria glabrata - bovine model Transmissão do Schistosoma mansoni em condições experimentais, usando o modelo bovino - Biomphalaria glabrata - bovino

Three calves experimentally infected with Schistosoma mansoni, and passing viable eggs in feces, as well as 5 normal calves (coming from a non-endemic area for schistosomiasis) kept as controls, were maintained in an enclosure (850 m² in area). In this enclosure, a tank with water received 500 labor...

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Main Authors: Celina M. Modena, Paulo Marcos Z. Coelho, Frederico S. Barbosa, Walter S. Lima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 1993-02-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46651993000100002