| [potential of the biomphalaria straminea populations of the state of minas gerais as hosts of schistosoma mansoni]. | | 1983 | 6656598 |
| [susceptibility of populations of biomphalaria straminea (dunker, 1848) from minas gerais, to schistosoma mansoni infection]. | | 1981 | 7323606 |
| [the occurrence of biomphalaria straminea (pulmonata: planorbidae) on an aquaculture farm of ibama in uberlândia, mg. instituto brasileiro do meio ambiente a dos recursos naturais renováveis]. | this work evaluates the occurrence of freshwater snails in the ibama's fish breeding station in uberlândia, minas gerais state. we verified the presence of biomphalaria straminea in 39.5% of all breeding tanks. none of the snails were infected by schistosoma mansoni, but further investigation should be done in the area. | 1997 | 9380901 |
| re-evaluation of schistosomiasis mansoni in minas gerais, brazil. iii. "noroeste de minas" mesoregion. | this study was conducted to assess the presence of schistosomiasis mansoni in the "noroeste de minas" mesoregion, an area considered non-endemic. a malacologic survey and parasitologic stool examinations were undertaken in 13 municipalities of the mesoregion. a sample of 3,283 primary school students was submitted to fecal examination by the kato-katz method. a total of 3,627 planorbids was collected and examined. the molluscs were identified as biomphalaria straminea in seven municipalities (un ... | 1998 | 10030070 |
| first report on the presence of biomphalaria straminea in the municipality of jaboticatubas, state of minas gerais, brazil. | this is the first report on occurrence of biomphalaria straminea in the district of são josé de almeida (municipality of jaboticatubas) state of minas gerais, brazil. the presence of b. glabrata and b. tenagophila had already been reported in this area. such municipality is part of the metropolitan region of belo horizonte and comprises 60% of the tourist complex of serra do cipó. since the 1950s throughout the 1990s, a schistosomiasis prevalence ranging from 15 to 40% has been observed. althoug ... | 2002 | 12426590 |
| rural tourism as risk factor for the transmission of schistosomiasis in minas gerais, brazil. | recently, the booming rural tourism in endemic areas of the state of minas gerais was identified as a contributing factor in the dissemination of the infection with schistosoma mansoni. this article presents data from six holiday resorts in a rural district approximately 100 km distant from belo horizonte, mg, brazil, where a possibly new and until now unperceived way of transmission was observed. the infection takes place in swimming pools and little ponds, which are offered to tourists and the ... | 2004 | 15486645 |
| factors associated with schistosomiasis mansoni in a population from the municipality of jaboticatubas, state of minas gerais, brazil. | jaboticatubas is a municipality in the metropolitan region of belo horizonte which has been a target of a wide media release as "the capital of schistosomiasis" since the 1960's. in order to give support to a work based on an integrated control, we sought to identify the disease determinants at the site. a transversal study was carried out aimed at identifying prevalence rates of the disease and factors associated with the infection in the district of são josé de almeida, and two close localitie ... | 2004 | 15486649 |
| malacological assessment and natural infestation of biomphalaria straminea (dunker, 1848) by schistosoma mansoni (sambon, 1907) and chaetogaster limnaei (k. von baer, 1827) in an urban eutrophic watershed. | the objective of this study was to perform a malacological assessment at the ibirité reservoir watershed in the metropolitan region of belo horizonte (minas gerais) and to evaluate the natural infestation rate of biomphalaria straminea (gastropoda: planorbidae) by schistosoma mansoni (platyhelminthes: trematoda) and chaetogaster limnaei (oligochaeta: naididae). the samples were collected from july to august 2002. the b. straminea individuals collected were kept in the laboratory; the natural inf ... | 2005 | 16097724 |