The molluscicidal activity of Crown of Christ (Euphorbia splendens var. HislopII) latex on snails acting as intermediate hosts of Schistosoma mansoni and Schistosoma haematobium

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 7-10

  Schall, Virginia Torres ^a   De Vasconcellos, Mauricio Carvalho ^a   De Souza, Cecilia Pereira ^a   Baptista, Darcilio Fernandes ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EUPHORBIA EXTRACT; MOLLUSCACIDE;

ARTICLE; BULINUS; LETHAL DOSE; NONHUMAN; SCHISTOSOMA HEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SNAIL;

EID: 0031919737     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1998.58.7     Document Type: Article

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