| susceptibility of biomphalaria straminea (dunker, 1848) from serra da mesa dam, goiás, brazil to infection with three strains of schistosoma mansoni sambon, 1907. | ecological changes from water resources development projects often affect the epidemiology of water-associated diseases. in order to investigate the occurrence and distribution of freshwater snails of medical and veterinary importance in the area of influence of the serra da mesa hydroelectric a survey has been performed since 1997 and revealed the occurrence of well-established populations of biomphalaria straminea (dunker, 1848) in the 8 municipalities surrounding the lake. areas of epidemiolo ... | 2002 | 12426596 |
| [first occurrence of biomphalaria straminea in the south goiano, brazil]. | the objective of this note is to report the occurrence of the biomphalaria straminea in the county of cachoeira dourada in the south of goiás, and with that enhance the knowledge about its geographical distribution in the state. more than identify the species, the collection of thirty samples helped study and verify the presence of cercariae, especially because they were found in a setting which offers proper conditions to the development of a focal transmission site of schistosomiasis. | 1999 | 10689379 |
| [lymnic molluscs from an alto araguaia area (brazil)]. | an analysis was carried out to determine the natural population of freshwater molluscs from 5 municipalities within the area of influence of the couto magalhães hydroelectric project. these municipalities cover a large area of the state of goiás and mato grosso do sul (brazil). in this study 624 molluscs of the following species were examined: drepanotrema anatinum, d. lucidum, d. depressissimum, biomphalaria straminea, d. schrammi, physa marmorata, lymnaea columella, pomacea and eupera. one to ... | 1991 | 1820602 |