Evaluation of Chemical and Physical-morphological Factors as Potential Determinants of Biomphalaria pfeifferi (Krauss, 1848) Distribution

To determine the distribution of freshwater snails carrying trematode larvae, particularly those acting as intermediate hosts of Schistosoma mansoni Sambon, 1907 vectors..

Biomphalaria spp: identification of the intermediate snail hosts of Schistosoma mansoni by poly- merase chain reaction amplification and restriction enzyme digestion of the

Schistosoma mansoni primary sporocysts and hemolymph components of susceptible and resistant strains of Biomphalaria glabrata. Identifi- cation of chemical of snail origin

Mesoregions - I: Campo das Vertentes; II: Central Mineira; III: Jequitinhonha; IV: Metropolitana de Belo Horizonte; V: Noroeste de Minas; VI: Norte de Minas; VII: Oeste de

This study focuses on the geographic distribution of the snail of the genus Biomphalaria and evaluates its infectivity by Schistosoma mansoni in 5264 specimens collected in

4: seasonal changes in abundance of Biomphalaria glabrata (A), in the percentages of snails infected with Schistosoma mansoni (B) and rainfall, during the four years of

Persistence and increment of the infection in descendants of susceptible Biomphalaria tenagophila to SJ 2 strain of Schistosoma mansoni in three localities from Argentina..

Rate of infection and mortality of Biomphalaria occidentalis from Ouro Preto do Oeste (Rondônia) by the Belo Horizonte strain of Schistosoma mansoni.. Snail Species and