Biomphalaria spp. (Preston, 1910) snails in the municipality of Juiz de Fora, Zona da Mata Mineira mesoregion, ate of Minas Gerais, Brazil

Biomphalaria spp. (Preston, 1910) snails in the municipality of Juiz de Fora, Zona da Mata Mineira mesoregion, ate of Minas Gerais, Brazil

This study focuses on the geographic distribution of the snail of the genus Biomphalaria and evaluates its infectivity by Schistosoma mansoni in 5264 specimens collected in the municipality of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Of the 31 locations studied, 6 were reservoirs, 11 rudimentary holding...

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Main Authors: Sandra Helena Cerrato Tibiriçá, Elisabeth Cristina Almeida Bessa, Adalberto Mittherofhe, Milton Ferreira de Castro, Omar dos Santos Carvalho, Roberta Lima Caldeira, Liana Konovaloff Jannotti Passos, Ana Márcia Menezes de Mattos, Liliane Sena Pinheiro, Dirany Sacramento e Silva, Fabiana Oliveira Bastos, Gabriela Quirino Andreoli, Glauco Resende Bonato, Elaine Soares Coimbra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2006-10-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Subjects:
Biomphalaria
Biomphalaria straminea
schistosomiasis
geographic distribution
Juiz de Fora
Brazil
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