Susceptibility of Argentinean Biomphalaria tenagophila and Biomphalaria straminea to infection by Schistosoma mansoni and the possibility of geographic expansion of mansoni schistosomiasis

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Zanotti-Magalhaes, Eliana Maria¹  Neves, Maria Francisca¹  Statistika Consultoria, Campinas, BRAZIL¹  Carvalho, Jose Ferreira de¹  Camargo, Eliana Anunciato Franco¹  Bastos, Leticia Duart¹  Magalhaes, Luiz Augusto¹  Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, BRAZIL¹  Simoes, Luciana Franceschi¹ 

关键词: Schistosomiasis;    Biomphalaria;    Susceptibility;   

DOI  :  10.1590/0037-8682-0131-2013

学科分类：农业科学（综合）

来源: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

【 摘 要 】

Introduction Human migration and the presence of natural vectors (mollusks) of Schistosoma mansoni are the primary causes of the expansion of mansoni schistosomiasis into southern areas of South America. Water conditions are favorable for the expansion of this disease because of the extensive hydrographic network, which includes the basins of the Paraná and Uruguay rivers and favors mollusk reproduction. These rivers also aid agriculture and tourism in the area. Despite these favorable conditions, natural infection by S. mansoni has not yet been reported in Argentina, Uruguay, or Paraguay.

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