Schistosoma haematobium: Comparative studies on the characteristics of infection in three populations of Planorbarius metidjensis from the Agadir province in South Morocco

Parasitology Research

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 239-242

  Yacoubi, B ^a   Zekhnini, A ^a   Moukrim, A ^a   Rondelaud, D ^b  

^a FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES   (Morocco)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMOGES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CERCARIA; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; INFECTION RISK; MIRACIDIUM; MOLLUSC; MOROCCO; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHISTOSOMA HEMATOBIUM; SURVIVAL RATE;

ANIMALS; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; LARVA; MOROCCO; SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM; SNAILS;

GASTROPODA; MOLLUSCA; PLANORBARIUS; PLANORBARIUS METIDJENSIS; PLANORBIDAE; SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM; TREMATODA;

EID: 0032904829     PISSN: 00443255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004360050540     Document Type: Article

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