Spatial distribution of Biomphalaria spp., the intermediate host snails of Schistosoma mansoni, in Brazil

Schistosomiasis mansoni remains an important parasitic disease of man, endemic in large parts of sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East, South America and the Caribbean. The aetiological agent is the trematode <em>Schistosoma mansoni</em>, whereas aquatic snails of the genus <em>Biomp...

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Auteurs principaux: Ronaldo G.C. Scholte, Omar S. Carvalho, John B. Malone, Jürg Utzinger, Penelope Vounatsou
Format: Artigo
Langue:Inglês
Publié: PAGEPress Publications 2012-09-01
Collection:Geospatial Health
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Biomphalaria, intermediate host snail, schistosomiasis, risk mapping and prediction, ecological niche model, maximum entropy, Brazil.
Accès en ligne:http://www.geospatialhealth.net/index.php/gh/article/view/127
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