| helminth communities of nectomys squamipes naturally infected by the exotic trematode schistosoma mansoni in southeastern brazil. | the water rat nectomys squamipes is endemic in brazil and found naturally infected with schistosoma mansoni. helminth communities, their prevalences, intensity of infection and abundance in n. squamipes in an endemic area of schistosomiasis in the state of rio de janeiro, brazil were studied. four species of nematodes (physaloptera bispiculata, syphacia venteli, hassalstrongylus epsilon and litomosoides chagasfilhoi) were recovered in 85.3%, two trematodes (schistosoma mansoni and echinostoma pa ... | 2006 | 17125546 |