Natural and experimental infection of planorbids from the Island of Santa Catarina (Brazil)
Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo
; 34(4): 289-94, jul.-ago. 1992. ilus, tab
Article
in En
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| ID: lil-134519
Responsible library:
BR66.1
ABSTRACT
Studies of eight localities on the Island of Santa Catarina revealed the presence of three species of the molluscan family Planorbidae Biomphalaria tenagophila, Drepanotrema cimex and Biomphalaria oligoza, the first one being naturally infected by Cercaria ocellifera, a furcocercaria with morphological characteristics of Cercaria caratinguensis, and by an unknown furcocercaria. Drepanotrema cimex was infected by a furcocercaria with characteristics of C. caratinguensis and by C. macrogranulosa. No natural infection was found in B. oligoza. B. tenagophila showed no susceptibility to the experimental infection by the BH-MG strain of Schistosoma mansoni from Belo Horizonte and maintained at laboratory in B. glabrata snails
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
LILACS
Main subject:
Snails
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Disease Vectors
Limits:
Animals
Country/Region as subject:
America do sul
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Brasil
Language:
En
Journal:
Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo
Journal subject:
MEDICINA TROPICAL
Year:
1992
Document type:
Article
Country of publication:
Brazil