The spatial and seasonal distribution of Bulinus truncatus, Bulinus forskalii and Biomphalaria pfeifferi, the intermediate host snails of schistosomiasis, in N’Djamena, Chad

Geospatial Health

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 109-118

  Moser, Wendelin ^a,b   Greter, Helena ^a,b   Schindler, Christian ^a,b   Allan, Fiona ^c   Ngandolo, Bongo N R ^d   Moto, Daugla D ^e   Utzinger, Jürg ^a,b   Zinsstag, Jakob ^a,b  

^a SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^c DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^d Institut de Recherche en Elevage Pour Le Développement   (Chad)

^e Centre de Support en Sant International   (Chad)

Author keywords

Biomphalaria pfeifferi; Bulinus forskalii; Bulinus truncatus; Chad; Geographical information system; Intermediate host snail; Kriging; Schistosomiasis; Spatiotemporal distribution

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BULINUS; CHAD; DISEASE CARRIER; DNA BARCODING; ENVIRONMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SEASON; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; BULINUS; CHAD; DISEASE VECTORS; DNA BARCODING, TAXONOMIC; ENVIRONMENT; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SEASONS; SPATIO-TEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84911861917     PISSN: 18271987     EISSN: 19707096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/gh.2014.9     Document Type: Article

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