A faunistic survey on the cercariae of Bellamya (Viviparus) bengalensis snails and their zoonotic importance

Iranian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 38-42

  Ghobadi, H ^a   Farahnak, A ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Bellamya bengalensis; Cercariae; Iran; Khuzestan; Snail

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CERCARIA; FAUNA; HELMINTH; IRAN; LIFE CYCLE; NONHUMAN; SNAIL;

EID: 51749105936     PISSN: 22516085     EISSN: 22516093     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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