Further record of Bulinus truncatus (Mollusca: Planorbidae) for Malawi, with evidence of compatibility with Schistosoma haematobium

Journal of African Zoology

Volumn 110, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 333-339

  Brown, David S ^a   Hughes, Sarah ^a   Kaukas, Anne ^a   Kumwenda, Newton ^b   Rollinson, David ^a   Sullivan, James J ^c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b Ministry of Health and Environmental Affairs   (Malawi)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

African schistosomiasis; Bulinus; Freshwater snail; Malawi; Schistosoma

Indexed keywords

FRESHWATER SNAIL; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONSHIP; SCHISTOSOMIASIS;

MALAWI;

BULINUS TRUNCATUS; GASTROPODA; SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM; TREMATODA;

EID: 0030319437     PISSN: 07767943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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