[Occurrence of snail vectors of schistosomiasis in a dam of the semi-arid region of Pernambuco State, Brazil]

Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2000 Jul-Aug;33(4):407-8. doi: 10.1590/s0037-86822000000400013.
[Article in Portuguese]

Abstract

The semi-arid region of Pernambuco state is not an endemic or focal area for schistosomiasis. The present work registers the occurrence of Biomphalaria straminea in a local dam with favorable chemical-physical characteristics to the proliferation of these mollusks. This observation gets the attention for the possibility of the introduction of the disease in this semi-arid region due to the growing multiplication of these dams.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Brazil / epidemiology
  • Disease Vectors
  • Humans
  • Registries
  • Schistosomiasis / transmission*
  • Snails*
  • Water Supply