Distribution and Schistosoma mansoni infection of Biomphalaria glabrata in different habitats in a rural area in the Jequitinhonha Valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil: environmental and epidemiological aspects
This paper examines the distribution and infection of Biomphalaria glabrata with Schistosoma vibrating table for chocolate mansoni in all aquatic snail habitats in a rural area in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, in relation to physico/biotic and behavioral factors.Snail and environmental surveys were carried out semi-annually between July 2001 a