Freshwater snails and Schistosomiasis mansoni in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: III - Baixadas Mesoregion

In this paper, the third of a series dealing with the survey of freshwater gastropods of the state of Rio de Janeiro, the results of collections carried out in the Mesoregion Baixadas from 2000 to 2002 are presented. Twenty-two species, belonging to seven families, were found. As to the snail interm...

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Main Authors: Silvana C Thiengo, Monica A Fernandez, M Fernanda Boaventura, Marcos G Magalhães, Sonia B Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2002-10-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762002000900010