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Interactions between intermediate snail hosts of the genus Bulinus and schistosomes of the Schistosoma haematobium group.
Parasitology - 1 Jan 2001
Rollinson D, Stothard J R, Southgate V R
Abstract excerpt
Within each of the four species groups of Bulinus there are species that act as intermediate hosts for one or more of the seven species of schistosomes in the Schistosoma haematobium group, which includes the important human pathogens S. haematobium and S. intercalatum. Bulinus species have an extensive distribution throughout much of Africa and some surrounding islands including Madagascar, parts of the Middle...
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