Mapping freshwater snails in Angola: distribution, identity and molecular diversity of medically important taxa


Autoria(s): Allan, F.; Sousa-Figueiredo, J. C.; Paulo, R.; Emery, A. M.; Mirante, C.; Sebastião, A.; Luciano, A.; Ficato, A.; Van-Dúnem, P.; Brito, Miguel; Rollinson, D.
Data(s)

21/09/2016

21/09/2016

01/09/2015

Resumo

Introduction - This study was designed to determine the presence and identity of potential intermediate snail hosts of schistosomiasis in Bengo, Luanda, Kwanza Norte and Malanje Provinces in NW Angola. This is an area where infection with Schistosoma haematobium, causing urogenital schistosomiasis, is common but little is known about transmission of the disease. Angola has had a varied past with regards to disease control and is revitalising efforts to combat Neglected Tropical Diseases.

Identificador

Allan F, Sousa-Figueiredo JC, Paulo R, Emery AM, Mirante C, Brito M, et al. Mapping freshwater snails in Angola: distribution, identity and molecular diversity of medically important taxa. In 9th European Congress on Tropical Medicine and International Health, Basel (Switzerland), 6-10 September 2015. Trop Med Int Health. 2015;20 Suppl 1;54.

http://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/6447

Idioma(s)

eng

Publicador

Wiley

Relação

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/tmi.12575/abstract

Direitos

restrictedAccess

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

Palavras-Chave #Freshwater snails #Schistosomiasis #Schistosoma haematobium #Tropical disease #Angola #Província do Bengo
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conferenceObject