Experimental evidence and ecological perspectives for the adaptation of Schistosoma mansoni Sambon, 1907 (Digenea: Schistosomatidae) to a wild host, the water-rat, Nectomys squamipes Brants, 1827 (Rodentia: Sigmodontinae)

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 97, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2002, Pages 11-14

  D'Andrea, Paulo Sérgio ^a   Fernandes, Fabiano Araujo ^a   Cerqueira, Rui ^b   Rey, Luis ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Daily activity pattern; Host reservoir; Nectomys squamipes; Schistosoma mansoni

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; NECTOMYS; NECTOMYS SQUAMIPES; RODENTIA; SCAPTEROMYS AQUATICUS; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMATIDAE; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI; SIGMODONTINAE;

WATER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; MALE; MURIDAE; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI;

ANIMALS; BRAZIL; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; DISEASE VECTORS; FEMALE; MALE; MURIDAE; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI; WATER;

EID: 0036370417     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762002000900003     Document Type: Article

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