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Cercarial Transformation and in vitro Cultivation of Schistosoma mansoni Schistosomules
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Biological control of schistosome transmission in flowing water habitats
The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
|September 1, 1979
Abstract:
Marisa cornuarietis was evaluated in Puerto Rico for control of schistosome transmission in flowing water. A population of Biomphalaria glabrata and their schistosome infections disappeared after introduction of 20,000 M. cornuarietis to an endemic stream, while in nearby untreated streams the B. glabrata population remained stable and the schistosome prevalence increased. This method cost U.S. $0.10 per capita for over a year of protection, 5%-10% of the cost of chemical control.
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