The effect of schistosome infection on the mortality rates ofBulinus globosusandBiomphalaria pfeifferi
- 1 January 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Pathogens and Global Health
- Vol. 83 (2) , 137-141
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00034983.1989.11812321
Abstract
Schistosoma infections of Bulinus globosus increased the per capita mortality rate in the laboratory from 0·231 to 0·406 per week. Schistosoma mansoni infections of Biomphalaria pfeifferi increased the per capita mortality rate in the laboratory from 0·055 to 0·177 per week. Calculations based on data from previous work by another author indicate an increase in the mortality rate of B. pfeifferi associated with prepatent S. mansoni infection.This publication has 4 references indexed in Scilit:
- Prevalence of schistosome infections within molluscan populations: observed patterns and theoretical predictionsParasitology, 1979
- The Application of Catalytic Models to Schistosomiasis in SnailsJournal of Helminthology, 1971
- The effect of infection withSchistosoma haematobiumon the growth and reproduction rates ofBulinus (Physopsis) nasutus productusPathogens and Global Health, 1967
- The influence of infection withSchistosoma mansonion the growth rate and reproduction ofBiomphalaria pfeifferiPathogens and Global Health, 1966