On the finding of biomphalaria tenagophila naturally infected with Schistosoma mansoni in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil

Authors

  • Alan Lane de Melo UFMG; ICB; Departamento de Parasitologia e Grupo Interdepartamental de Estudos sobre Esquistossomose
  • Leógenes Horácio Pereira UFMG; ICB; Departamento de Parasitologia e Grupo Interdepartamental de Estudos sobre Esquistossomose

Abstract

Natural infection in Biomphalaria tenagophila with Schistosoma mansoni was observed for the first time in a small area, in Jaboticatubas, in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil. In view of this finding, the Authors decided to carry out some detailed investigations, since B. glabrata has been known as the vector snail of schistosomiasis in that State. B. tenagophila was found naturally infected throughout the investigation period (15 months). Strains of the snail and of the parasite were isolated four times, and then maintained at the laboratory through B. tenagophila hamster passages. The possibilities of B. tenagophila to play a role in the epidemiology of the human disease in the State of Minas Gerais, in the future, are discussed.

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Published

1985-04-01

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Case Reports

How to Cite

Melo, A. L. de, & Pereira, L. H. (1985). On the finding of biomphalaria tenagophila naturally infected with Schistosoma mansoni in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil . Revista Do Instituto De Medicina Tropical De São Paulo, 27(2), 99-101. https://revistas.usp.br/rimtsp/article/view/87364