A neotropical snail host of Schistosoma mansoni introduced into Africa and consequences for the schistosomiasis transmission: Biomphalaria tenagophila in Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of Congo)

Acta Tropica

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 191-199

  Pointier, J P ^a   DeJong, R J ^b   Tchuem Tchuente L A ^c   Kristensen, T K ^d   Loker, E S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE PERPIGNAN   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^d DANISH BILHARZIASIS LABORATORY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Biomphalaria camerunensis; Biomphalaria tenagophila; Intestinal schistosomiasis; Invasive snails; Kinshasa

Indexed keywords

SCHISTOSOMIASIS;

AFRICA; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMPHALARIA; CONGO; CONTROLLED STUDY; NEOTROPICS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; RIVER; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SNAIL;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BIOMPHALARIA; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO; DNA, INTERGENIC; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

BIOMPHALARIA; BIOMPHALARIA CAMERUNENSIS; BIOMPHALARIA TENAGOPHILA; GASTROPODA; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI;

EID: 12344338646     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2004.11.003     Document Type: Article

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