Malacological survey at the Soledade Lake, in Ouro Branco (Minas Gerais, Brazil)
Keywords:
Levantamento Malacológico, Schistosoma mansoni, Moluscos de água doceAbstract
A malacological survey was carried out at the Soledade Lake, in Ouro Branco, State of Minas Gerais, for the period 1986-1991. A total amount of 46,579 mollusks was collected, and among them seven species corresponding to five families could be found, as follows: 39,176 specimens of Biomphalaria tenagophila; 1,296 B. glabrata; 7 Drepanotrema cimex; 2,527 Physa sp; 417 Lymnaea sp; 92 Pomacea hastrum, and 3,064 specimens of Melanoides tuberculata (Melanniidae=Thiaridae) were collected from March/1990 onwards. Four specimens of B. tenagophila were found to be positive for Schistosoma mansoni.Downloads
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1994-10-01
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Epidemiology
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Silva, R. E. da, Melo, A. L. de, Pereira, L. H., & Frederico, L. F. (1994). Malacological survey at the Soledade Lake, in Ouro Branco (Minas Gerais, Brazil) . Revista Do Instituto De Medicina Tropical De São Paulo, 36(5), 437-444. https://revistas.usp.br/rimtsp/article/view/29196