Double impact: natural molluscicide for schistosomiasis vector control also impedes development of Schistosoma mansoni cercariae into adult parasites

BACKGROUND: Schistosomiasis has been reported in 78 endemic countries and affects 240 million people worldwide. The digenetic parasite Schistosoma mansoni needs fresh water to compete its life cycle. There, it is susceptible to soluble compounds that can affect directly and/or indirectly the parasit...

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Autores principales: Augusto, Ronaldo de Carvalho, Tetreau, Guillaume, Chan, Philippe, Walet-Balieu, Marie-Laure, Mello-Silva, Clélia Christina, Santos, Claudia Portes, Grunau, Christoph
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5550001/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28753630
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005789

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5550001/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28753630
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005789

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