A potential snail host of schistosomiasis in Bolivia: Biomphalaria amazonica paraense, 1966
Biomphalaria amazonica Paraense, 1996 was collected from a permanent pond in the outskirts of the Bolivian city of Santa Cruz. Identification of the collected specimens was made by comparison with the original description of the species and with topotypic material in the collection of Instituto Oswa...
Main Authors: | JP Pointier, WL Paraense, RJ DeJong, ES Loker, MD Bargues, S Mas-Coma |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde
2002-09-01
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Series: | Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762002000600007 |
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