Freshwater snails and Schistosomiasis mansoni in the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: II - Centro Fluminense Mesoregion

Freshwater snails and Schistosomiasis mansoni in the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: II - Centro Fluminense Mesoregion

During the course of a survey carried out from 2000 to 2001 in the Centro Fluminense Mesoregion of the State of Rio de Janeiro 22 molluscan species were found. Many of the records are new due to the dearth of previous studies. Concerning the snail hosts of Schistosoma mansoni, the most frequently en...

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Main Authors: Silvana C Thiengo, Monica A Fernandez, M Fernanda Boaventura, Sonia B Santos, Aline C Mattos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2002-07-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Subjects:
schistosomiasis mansoni
intermediate hosts
cercariae
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762002000500004

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