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Abundance and annual distribution of freshwater snails and some trematode cercariae at Damietta Governorate, Egypt

Helminthologia, 2021
In addition to being a good food source, freshwater snails are considered one of the positively and negatively influencing invertebrates on the environment.
El-Zeiny M. E., Ghoneim A. M., Abu Samak O. A., Khidr A. A.   +3 more
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Effects of Land-Use and Environmental Factors on Snail Distribution and Trematode Infection in Ethiopia

Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2023
Freshwater snails are intermediate hosts for several snail-borne diseases affecting humans and animals. Understanding the distribution of snail intermediate hosts and their infection status is very important to plan and implement effective disease ...
Seid Tiku Mereta, Samson Wakuma Abaya, Fikirte Demissie Tulu, Kebede Takele, Mahmud Ahmednur, Girma Alemu Melka, Mark Nanyingi, Hannah Rose Vineer, John Graham-Brown, Cyril Caminade, Siobhan M. Mor   +10 more
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Elimination of Schistosomiasis Transmission in Zanzibar: Baseline Findings before the Onset of a Randomized Intervention Trial. [PDF]

, 2013
Gaining and sustaining control of schistosomiasis and, whenever feasible, achieving local elimination are the year 2020 targets set by the World Health Organization.
A Fenwick, A Fenwick, AF Mgeni, Alan Fenwick, Anouk Gouvras, B Gryseels, B Lyons, BH Singer, BL Webster, Bobbie Person, CA Acka, CC Appleton, CH King, CJL Murray, CL Black, CM Gower, D Rollinson, D Rollinson, D Rollinson, David Rollinson, DJ Gray, E Emukah, EF Kjetland, F Allan, Fiona Allan, HD Mazigo, HD Mazigo, I Abbasi, I. Simba Khamis, IR Stothard, J Hamburger, J Utzinger, J Utzinger, J Utzinger, JM Spiegel, JR Mwanga, JR Mwanga, JR Stothard, JR Stothard, JR Stothard, JR Stothard, JR Stothard, JR Stothard, JW Rudge, Jürg Utzinger, KC Kosinski, Khalfan A. Mohammed, L Savioli, L Savioli, L Savioli, L Savioli, Lynsey Blair, M Giboda, MC Freeman, Muriel Rabone, P Steinmann, P Taylor, Patrick J. Lammie, PJ Hotez, PS Mbabazi, RF Sturrock, S Knopp, S Knopp, S Lustigman, Said M. Ali, Shaali M. Ame, Stefanie Knopp   +66 more
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The exotic gastropod Clea helena (von dem Busch, 1847) as a predator of freshwater gastropods: a threat to native biota in India?

Limnological Review, 2021
The carnivorous snail Clea (Anentome) helena (von dem Busch, 1847) (Gastropoda: Nassariidae), commonly called as the “assassin snail” is sold worldwide including India for aesthetics and the ability to kill pest snails in aquaria.
Paul Pranesh, Paul Koushik, Karmakar Rupsha, Shee Arnab, Kumar Debaditya, Aditya Gautam   +5 more
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The Respiration of Freshwater Snails [PDF]

Journal of Experimental Biology, 1959
ABSTRACT The oxygen consumption of some Danish freshwater snails was studied in relation to varying periods of starvation, varying temperatures, weight of animals and oxygen content of the water. The observed respiration is a moderately active metabolism, not a basal one.
Kaj Berg, K. W. Ockelmann
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The nuclear receptors of Biomphalaria glabrata and Lottia gigantea: Implications for developing new model organisms [PDF]

, 2015
© 2015 Kaur et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are ...
A Antebi, A Aranda, A Bateman, A Daniel, A De Groot, A Heyland, A Le Maire, AC Chung, AE Lockyer, AE Lockyer, AE Lockyer, AE Lockyer, AE Lockyer, AE Sluder, AK Allen, AM Puinean, Anne E. Lockyer, AP Scott, AP Scott, B Stone, C Shiff, C Thummel, C Tyler, Catherine S. Jones, CB Burge, CJ Carter, CK Glass, CL Hultin, CM Adema, CM Adema, D Bouton, D Jones, D Lima, D Stange, DH Huson, DL Whitehead, E Enmark, Edwin J. Routledge, ER Levin, ES Ford, F Abascal, F Bonneton, F Ronquist, FM Sladek, G Benoit, G Escobedo, G Mitta, GN Eick, GV Markov, GV Markov, H Ueda, H Urushitani, H Zhang, H-R Koehler, I Letunic, J Auwerx, J Gutierrez-Mazariegos, J Keay, J Keay, J Oehlmann, J-M Wurtz, JT Bridgham, JT Bridgham, JW Thornton, K King-Jones, K King-Jones, K Tamura, L Chitsulo, L de F Tallarico, L-M Chen, LA Hertel, Leslie R. Noble, LFC Castro, LFC Castro, LN Rapado, M Garcia, M Kajiwara, M Knight, M Laguerre, M Pawlak, M Robinson-Rechavi, M Robinson-Rechavi, M Robinson-Rechavi, M Tillmann, M-JWA Schiffelers, MD Adams, ME Baker, ME Baker, MI Snow, N Raghavan, NE-SE-S Omran, O Simakov, P Matthiessen, P Matthiessen, P Thomas, PC Hanington, PC Hanington, PD Thomas, Peter P. Fong, PL Bardet, R Bannister, R Bannister, R Lafont, RA Velarde, RJ Greenspan, RM Sternberg, RM Sternberg, RT Yu, S Bertrand, S Kliewer, S Kumkate, S Pascoal, S Vogeler, SA Thomson, Satwant Kaur, SF Altschul, SH Golden, Susan Jobling, T Li, T Matsumoto, T Simoncini, TH Lindblom, TT Schug, W Wu, W Wu, W Wu, W Wu, X Ding, X Mu, Y Katsu, YG Jiang, ZD Zhang   +131 more
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Schistosomiasis prevention option: toxicological evaluation of Vernonia amygdalina on the tissues of Bulinus truncatus at different pH conditions

Heliyon, 2020
Research into, and the use of plant products in the control of vectors of pathogens is being revived and seriously considered as an alternative or complete replacement for the classical synthetic agents.
J.C. Eze, F. Okafor, N.E. Nwankwo, E.S. Okeke, N.N. Onwudiwe   +4 more
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Effects of Ingestion of Lithic Particles on Growth of the Apple Snail Pomacea canaliculata (Caenogastropoda, Ampullariidae) [PDF]

, 2016
Lithic particles are a common feature in the digestive tract of freshwater snails. Their role in the digestive processes has been demonstrated in some microphytophagous and detritivorous species, as they enhance growth, assimilation and reproduction.
Manara, Enzo, Martín, Pablo Rafael, Saveanu, Lucía   +2 more
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Value-chain analysis of freshwater apple snail (Pila globosa) used for on-farm feeds in the freshwater prawn farming sector in Bangladesh

International Journal of Agricultural Research, Innovation and Technology, 2013
Growth of the freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) sector in Bangladesh since 1970s has been supported by natural availability of freshwater apple snail (Pila globosa), used for on-farm prawn feeds.
S.A.A. Nahid
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Pengaruh pemberian berbagai jenis keong terhadap pertumbuhan dan kelangsungan hidup ikan patin (Pangasius pangasius)

Acta Aquatica, 2019
Abstrak Ikan Patin (Pangasius pangasius) merupakan ikan air tawar yang memiliki nilai ekonomis yang tinggi. Untuk membantu mempercepat pertumbuhan selain dengan menggunakan pellet, ikan patin juga dapat diberikan pakan alami seperti keong mas (Pomacea ...
Mainisa Mainisa
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