Holochilus brasiliensis and nectomys squamipes (Rodentia-Cricetidae) natural hosts of Schistosoma mansoni
After several Brazilian researches, the author examines the capacity of two species of rodents Cricetidae, Holochilus brasiliensis and Nectomys squamipes, to maintain the biological cycle of Schistosoma mansoni in the field and to be parasite reservoir: (a) the role they are able to play in human en...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde
1992-01-01
|
| Series: | Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761992000800040 |