Importance of Bulinus Globosus Snails in the Transmission of Urinary Schistosomiasis in Eight Villages in Southern Ghana.

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dc.contributor.authorAryeetey, M.E.
dc.contributor.authorWagatsuma, Y.
dc.contributor.authorYeboah, G.K.
dc.contributor.authorAsante, M.
dc.contributor.authorMensah, G.
dc.contributor.authorKojima, S.
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-25T14:20:48Z
dc.date.available2019-10-25T14:20:48Z
dc.date.issued1999-06
dc.descriptionJournal Articleen_US
dc.description.abstractSnail survey was carried OUI al water contact siles (WCSs) of 8 villages in southern Ghana 10 establish freshwater snails responsible for schistosomiasis transmission in the area. Bulinus globosus, one of the intermediate host snails of Schistosoma haematobium was found at the WCSs in all 8 villages although those infected were identified at sites in 5 of the villages. The snails were confined to the Densu river itself, its tributaries (streams) and ponds. These snails were found during the minor rainy season. at the beginning of and during the dry season. They were found to be focal in distribution. Also found in the Densu river and the ponds were uninfected Biomphalaria pfeifferi snails. In addition to those indicated above, non·schistosome transmitting snails were also found.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipNoguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research and the Japan International Corporation Agency, (JICA)en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.ghanamedj.org/archives/GMJ%201999%20Vol%2033%20Number%202/importance%20of%20Bulinus%20Globosus%20snail.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/33123
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherGhana Medical Journalen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries33;2
dc.subjectBulinus globosusen_US
dc.subjectSchistosoma haematobiumen_US
dc.subjectDensu Riveren_US
dc.subjectSouthern Ghanaen_US
dc.titleImportance of Bulinus Globosus Snails in the Transmission of Urinary Schistosomiasis in Eight Villages in Southern Ghana.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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