Evaluation of chemical and physical-morphological factors as potential determinants of Biomphalaria pfeifferi (Krauss, 1848) distribution

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 323-328

  Utzinger, Jürg ^a   Mayombana, Charles ^b   Mez, Konstanze ^c   Tanner, Marcel ^a  

^a SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b IFAKARA HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Tanzania)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Biomphalaria pfeifferi; Physical morphological factors; Schistosomiasis; Tanzania; Water chemistry

Indexed keywords

BIOMPHALARIA PFEIFFERI; GASTROPODA; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI;

WATER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMPHALARIA; CHEMISTRY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; TANZANIA;

ANIMALS; BIOMPHALARIA; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI; TANZANIA; WATER;

EID: 0031129668     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02761997000300004     Document Type: Review

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