Study of the snail intermediate hosts for Schistosoma mansoni on Itamaracá Island in northeast Brazil: spatial displacement of Biomphalaria glabrata by Biomphalaria straminea

Study of the snail intermediate hosts for Schistosoma mansoni on Itamaracá Island in northeast Brazil: spatial displacement of Biomphalaria glabrata by Biomphalaria straminea

In 2012 a malacological survey of the breeding sites of <em>Biomphalaria glabrata</em> and <em>B. straminea</em>, the two intermediate host snails of <em>Schistosoma mansoni</em>, was carried out on Itamaraca Island in Pernambuco, Brazil. This study has now been e...

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Main Authors: Constança S. Barbosa, Verônica S. Barbosa, Wheverton C. Nascimento, Otavio S. Pieri, Karina C. G. M. Araújo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2014-05-01
Series:Geospatial Health
Subjects:
urban schistosomiasis, Biomphalaria, competitive displacement, spatial analysis, geographical information system, Brazil.
Online Access:http://www.geospatialhealth.net/index.php/gh/article/view/24

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