Biological and morphological characteristics of Schistosoma mansoni from Ribeira Valley, State of São Paulo, Brazil: I - susceptibility of Biomphalaria tenagophila snail to sympatric S. mansoni strain Características biológicas e morfológicas de cepa paulista de Schistosoma mansoni do Vale do Ribeira: I - suscetibilidade de Biomphalaria tenagophila do Vale do Ribeira, SP, a cepa simpátrica de Schistosoma mansoni

• Published in: Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
• Main Authors: Ana Cristina Figueiredo, Luiz Candido de Souza Dias, Eliana Heiser de Freitas Marques
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 1992
• Subjects: Schistosoma mansoni; Biomphalaria tenagophila; Experimental susceptibility; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Infectious and parasitic diseases; RC109-216; Arctic; Toledo
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1590/S0036-46651992000300003; https://doaj.org/article/a405ed4646d84670a2802ef4ee7a5a6c

In the São Paulo State, Brazil, where the Biomphalaria tenagophila is the intermediate host, the Ribeira Valley is an important endemic schistosomiasis mansoni area. During last eleven years there has been intense control measures focusing on schistosomiasis. The efforts have been concentrated in th...