Susceptibility of Nectomys rattus (Pelzen, 1883) to Experimental Infection with Schistosoma mansoni (Sambon, 1907): A Potential Reservoir in Brazil

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 93 SUPPL. 1, Issue , 1998, Pages 295-299

  Ribeiro, Ana Cláudia ^a   Maldonado Jr , Arnaldo ^a   D'Andrea, Paulo Sergio ^a   Vieira, Giovane Oliveira ^a   Rey, Luís ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Experimental infection; Nectomys rattus; Nectomys squamipes; Schistosoma mansoni; Wild rodent

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BIOMPHALARIA GLABRATA; GASTROPODA; MUS MUSCULUS; MUSCULUS; NECTOMYS; NECTOMYS SQUAMIPES; RATTUS; RODENTIA; SCAPTEROMYS AQUATICUS; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; MALE; MURIDAE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITOLOGY; RAT; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI;

ANIMALS; BRAZIL; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; FEMALE; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; MALE; MURIDAE; PARASITE EGG COUNT; RATS; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI;

EID: 0032253907     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02761998000700058     Document Type: Article

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