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Predation on Biomphalaria sp. (Mollusca: Planorbidae) by three species of the genus Belostoma (Heteroptera: Belostomatidae) [PDF]

Brazilian Journal of Biology, 2006
the voracious behaviour of water bugs is well known as they attack a great diversity of invertebrate and vertebrate organisms which may be of various sizes, even larger than they are (schnack, 1976; Menke, 1979). all of the belostomatidae family members have forelegs adapted to catch prey which are usually ambushed by bugs.
Armúa de Reyes, C. A., Estévez, Ana Lía   +1 more
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Survey on Limnic Gastropods: Relationships between Human Health and Conservation

Pathogens, 2022
The present work aimed to study ecological aspects related to the distribution pattern of medically important and native freshwater mollusks, found in a rural municipality in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Paulo R. S. Coelho, Fabricio T. O. Ker, Amanda D. Araujo, Hudson A. Pinto, Deborah A. Negrão-Corrêa, Roberta L. Caldeira, Stefan M. Geiger   +6 more
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Impact of Schistosoma sp., Infection on Biological, Feeding, Physiological, Histological, and Genotoxicological Aspects of Biomphalaria alexandrina and Bulinus truncatus Snails

Acta Parasitologica, 2023
Abstract Background Trematode infections of the genus Schistosoma can induce physiological and behavioral changes in intermediate snail hosts. This is because the parasite consumes essential resources necessary for the host's survival, prompting hosts to adapt their behavior to maintain some ...
Hebat-Allah A. Dokmak, Olfat Hammam, Amina M. Ibrahim   +2 more
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Schistosomiasis mansoni in urban Northeast Brazil: influence of rainfall regime on the population dynamics of Biomphalaria sp. [PDF]

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2013
Our objective was to evaluate the influence of rainfall regime on the population dynamics of Biomphalaria in a potential urban focus of schistosomiasis in Aracaju, Brazil, during 2009-2010.Snails were collected monthly and were counted, measured and identified; the level of infection and fecal contamination at the sampling sites was determined ...
Oliveira, Daniel Santos, Santos, Vanessa Bispo, Melo, Andrea Gomes Santana, Lima, Alvaro Silva, Carvalho, Camila Dantas, Allegretti, Silmara Marques, Melo, Claudia Moura de, Madi, Rubens Riscala, Jeraldo, Veronica de Lourdes Sierpe   +8 more
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Biology of Kalipharynx sp. (Trematoda: Digenea) metacercariae in Biomphalaria (Gasteropoda: Planorbidae) from northeastern Argentina.

Revista de biologia tropical, 2013
Fil: Hamann, Monika Ines. Consejo Nacional de Invest.cientif.y Tecnicas. Centro Cientifico Tecnol.conicet - Nordeste. Centro de Ecologia Aplicada del Litoral (i); Argentina;
Fernández, María Virginia, Hamann, Monika Inés, Kehr, Arturo Ignacio   +2 more
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Freshwater snails and Schistosomiasis mansoni in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: IV - Sul Fluminense Mesoregion

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2004
In this paper, the forth of a series dealing with the survey of freshwater gastropods of the state of Rio de Janeiro, the results of collections carried out in the Sul Fluminense Mesoregion from 2000 to 2002 are presented and revealed the occurrence of ...
Silvana C Thiengo, Aline C Mattos, M Fernanda Boaventura, Monica A Fernandez   +3 more
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Moluscos aquáticos do Estado de Rondônia (Brasil), com especial referência ao gênero Biomphalaria Preston, 1910 (Pulmonata, Planorbidae) Freshwater mollusks from the State of Rondônia (Brazil), with special reference to the genera Biomphalaria Preston, 1910 (Pulmonata, Planorbidae)

Revista de Saúde Pública, 1986
Foi realizado no Estado de Rondônia, Brasil, levantamento malacológico com o objetivo de estabelecer a distribuição geográfica dos moluscos aquáticos, com ênfase especial no gênero Biomphalaria. Foram pesquisados 11 municípios ao longo da rodovia BR-364,
Carlos E.A. Coimbra Júnior, Ricardo Ventura Santos   +1 more
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Molluskicidal nanoemulsion of Neomitranthes obscura (DC.) N. Silveira for schistosomiasis control

Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2023
Schistosomiasis is caused by the parasite Schistosoma mansoni, which uses mollusks of the Biomphalaria genus as intermediate hosts. In 2020, approximately 241 million people worldwide underwent treatment for schistosomiasis.
Leonardo da Silva Rangel, Leonardo da Silva Rangel, Francisco Paiva Machado, Francisco Paiva Machado, Raquel Amaral, Ana Cláudia Rodrigues Da Silva, Ana Cláudia Rodrigues Da Silva, Marcelo Guerra Santos, José Augusto Albuquerque Dos Santos, Natalia Lidmar Von Ranke, Carlos Rangel Rodrigues, Leandro Rocha, Leandro Rocha, Leandro Rocha, Robson Xavier Faria, Robson Xavier Faria   +15 more
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Larval trematodes of Biomphalaria straminea (Mollusca: Planorbidae) in a ricefield in Corrientes Province, Argentina

Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad, 2013
A total of 3 494 snails from Biomphalaria straminea (Dunker, 1848) were collected from December 2010 to May 2011, in a ricefield in Corrientes province, Argentina, and 5 species of larval trematodes belonging to Strigeidae (Furcocercaria sp.
María Virginia Fernández, Monika Inés Hamann, Margarita Ostrowski de Núñez   +2 more
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Echinocercarias de Biomphalaria straminea (Mollusca: Planorbidae) en un campo de arroz del noreste de Argentina

Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad, 2015
Se estudiaron las especies de echinocercarias que infectan a Biomphalaria straminea (Dunker, 1848) enun campo de arroz de la provincia de Corrientes, Argentina.
María Virginia Fernández, Monika Inés Hamann, Margarita Ostrowski-de Núñez   +2 more
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