Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Spot light survey on fresh-water snails of medical importance in Al Fayoum Governorate, Egypt.
- Journal:
- Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology
- Year:
- 2005
- Authors:
- Abo-Madyan, Ahmed A et al.
- Affiliation:
- Department of Tropical Medicine
Abstract
In a survey carried out during Summer and Autumn of 2004, for snails of medical importance, nine species were recovered. These were Biomphalaria alexandrina, B. glabrata, B. pfeifferi, Bulinus truncatus, B. forskalii, Lymnaea natalensis, Bellamya (=Vivipara) unicolor, Physa acuta and Hydrobia musaensis. Parasitological examination revealed that B. alexandrina, B. glabrata and L. natalensis harboured immature stages of their concerned trematode parasites. Moreover, P. acuta harboured the immature stage of the nematode parasite Parastrongylus cantonensis.
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