Infectivity of the Philippine Strain of Schistosoma japonicum in Oncomelania hupensis, O. formosana and O. nosophora
- 1 December 1960
- journal article
- research article
- Published by JSTOR in Journal of Parasitology
- Vol. 46 (6) , 793-796
- https://doi.org/10.2307/3275534
Abstract
Oncomelania hupensis, O. nosophora, and O. formosana were exposed to the Philippine strain of Schistosoma japonicum. While O. formosana was refractory to infection, 20% of O. hupensis and 9.6% of O. nosophora became infected. The results of the studies on the infectivity of different geographic strains of S. japonicuro in different Oncomelania species obtained by various authors are summarized in one table. The relative infectivity-susceptibility of the 4 geographic strains of the parasite and 4 geographic species of the intermediate hosts illustrates the results of millions of years of evolutional adaptation.Keywords
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- Species Crossing in Oncomelania 1The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 1959