Susceptibility of Argentinean Biomphalaria tenagophila and Biomphalaria straminea to infection by Schistosoma mansoni and the possibility of geographic expansion of mansoni schistosomiasis

Introduction Human migration and the presence of natural vectors (mollusks) of Schistosoma mansoni are the primary causes of the expansion of mansoni schistosomiasis into southern areas of South America. Water conditions are favorable for the expansion of this disease because of the extensive hydro...

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Main Authors: Luciana Franceschi Simoes, Eliana Anunciato Franco Camargo, Leticia Duart Bastos, Maria Francisca Neves, Jose Ferreira de Carvalho, Luiz Augusto Magalhaes, Eliana Maria Zanotti-Magalhaes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2013-10-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822013000500611&lng=en&tlng=en