Impact of the crayfish Procambarus clarkii on Schistosoma haematobium transmission in Kenya

The Louisiana red swamp crayfish, Procambarus clarkii, which was introduced into east Africa in the 1950s or 1960s, has since widely dispersed. Previous work by our group has shown that P. clarkii can reduce populations of the molluscan intermediate hosts of human schistosomes through predatory and...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene 1999-11, Vol.61 (5), p.751-759
Hauptverfasser:	Mkoji, GM, Hofkin, BV, Kuris, AM, Stewart-Oaten, A, Mungai, BN, Kihara, JH, Mungai, F, Yundu, J, Mbui, J, Rashid, , JR, Kariuki, CH, Ouma, JH, Koech, DK, Loker, ES
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Animals Anthelmintics - therapeutic use Astacoidea - physiology Biological and medical sciences Child Disease Vectors Freshwater Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Humans Kenya - epidemiology Medically important nuisances and vectors, pests of stored products and materials: population survey and control Parasite Egg Count Pest Control, Biological Praziquantel - therapeutic use Prevalence Procambarus clarkii Schistosoma haematobium Schistosoma haematobium - growth & development Schistosomiasis haematobia - epidemiology Schistosomiasis haematobia - prevention & control Snails - growth & development Snails - parasitology Tropical medicine Urine - parasitology Vectors. Intermediate hosts
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