Freshwater snails and Schistosomiasis mansoni in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: IV - Sul Fluminense Mesoregion

Freshwater snails and Schistosomiasis mansoni in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: IV - Sul Fluminense Mesoregion

In this paper, the forth 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 Sul Fluminense Mesoregion from 2000 to 2002 are presented and revealed the occurrence of 18 species: Antillorbis nordestensis; Biomphala...

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Main Authors: Silvana C Thiengo, Aline C Mattos, M Fernanda Boaventura, Monica A Fernandez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2004-05-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Subjects:
freshwater snails
schistosomiasis mansoni
cercariae
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
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