biological control of biomphalaria tenagophila (mollusca, planorbidae), a schistosomiasis vector, using the fish geophagus brasiliensis (pisces, cichlidae) in the laboratory or in a seminatural environment

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Abstract
In order to investigate a possible method of biological control of schistosomiasis, we used the fish Geophagus brasiliensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) which is widely distributed throughout Brazil, to interrupt the life cycle of the snail Biomphalaria tenagophila (Orbigny, 1835), an intermediate host of Schistosoma mansoni. In the laboratory, predation eliminated 97.6% of the smaller snails (3-8 mm shell diameter) and 9.2% of the larger ones (12-14 mm shell diameter). Very promising results were also obtained in a seminatural environment. Studies of this fish in natural snail habitats should be further encouraged.
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Authors ;Marcia Weinzettl;Pedro Jurberg
Journal kurdistan journal of applied research
Year 1990
DOI
10.1590/S0074-02761990000100005
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http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761990000100005
Keywords
biological control tropical medicinemicrobiology geophagus brasiliensis

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