Molluscicide control of snail vectors of schistosomiasis

A review of the methodology recommended by the World Health Organization for the use of molluscicides for the control of snail vectors of schistosomiasis is presented. Discussion of the principle molluscicides used, their advantages and disadvantages, the techniques and equipment required for their...

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Main Author: Cecília Pereira de Souza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 1995-04-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761995000200007
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spelling doaj-b355bac03ad94301bb1a90ec559cd0ec2020-11-24T22:45:36ZengInstituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da SaúdeMemórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.0074-02761678-80601995-04-0190216516810.1590/S0074-02761995000200007Molluscicide control of snail vectors of schistosomiasisCecília Pereira de SouzaA review of the methodology recommended by the World Health Organization for the use of molluscicides for the control of snail vectors of schistosomiasis is presented. Discussion of the principle molluscicides used, their advantages and disadvantages, the techniques and equipment required for their application and evaluation of effect as well as the biological control of snails is included.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761995000200007schistosomiasis mansonicontrolsnail vectorsmolluscicide
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Molluscicide control of snail vectors of schistosomiasis
Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
schistosomiasis mansoni
control
snail vectors
molluscicide
author_facet Cecília Pereira de Souza
author_sort Cecília Pereira de Souza
title Molluscicide control of snail vectors of schistosomiasis
title_short Molluscicide control of snail vectors of schistosomiasis
title_full Molluscicide control of snail vectors of schistosomiasis
title_fullStr Molluscicide control of snail vectors of schistosomiasis
title_full_unstemmed Molluscicide control of snail vectors of schistosomiasis
title_sort molluscicide control of snail vectors of schistosomiasis
publisher Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde
series Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
issn 0074-0276
1678-8060
publishDate 1995-04-01
description A review of the methodology recommended by the World Health Organization for the use of molluscicides for the control of snail vectors of schistosomiasis is presented. Discussion of the principle molluscicides used, their advantages and disadvantages, the techniques and equipment required for their application and evaluation of effect as well as the biological control of snails is included.
topic schistosomiasis mansoni
control
snail vectors
molluscicide
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