Bulinus sp. (2n=36) from Salisbury, Rhodesia, a close relative of Bulinus truncatus (Audouin), being a potential intermediate host of Schistosoma haematobium in south-east Africa

1976 ◽  
Vol 70 (1) ◽  
pp. 88 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Mandahl-Barth ◽  
F. Frandsen ◽  
J.E. Jelnes
Keyword(s):  
Intermediate Host ◽  
East Africa ◽  
Schistosoma Haematobium ◽  
Close Relative ◽  
Bulinus Truncatus

Intraspecific variation inSchistosoma haematobiumfrom Algeria

1997 ◽  
Vol 71 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Kechemir ◽  
A. Théron
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Intermediate Host ◽  
Schistosoma Haematobium ◽  
Snail Host ◽  
Intraspecific Polymorphism ◽  
Bulinus Truncatus ◽  
Bioclimatic Zone ◽  
Two Populations ◽  
Cercarial Emergence

AbstractA comparative analysis has been carried out between two populations ofSchistosoma haematobiumusing the same intermediate snail host,Bulinus truncatus, but originating from two distinct ecological areas of Algeria: Khemis-El-Khechna in a sub-humid mediterranean zone and Djanet in a saharan bioclimatic zone. Four parameters have been studied: the growth rate of adult worms, size and shape of the eggs, chronobiology of cercarial emergence and the compatibility with the intermediate host. Results showing divergences for all the characters studied are discussed for the origin of this intraspecific polymorphism ofS. haematobiumin Algeria.

scholarly journals New location for Bulinus truncatus (Audouin, 1827) (Gastropoda: Planorbidae) intermediate host of Schistosoma haematobium and its distribution in the Iberian Peninsula

Graellsia ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 71 (2) ◽  
pp. e030 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elías D. Dana ◽  
Juan García-de-Lomas ◽  
José L. Juan Bañón ◽  
Encarnación Esteban ◽  
María A. A. Grácio ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intermediate Host ◽  
Iberian Peninsula ◽  
Schistosoma Haematobium ◽  
Bulinus Truncatus ◽  
New Location

scholarly journals Pilot Malacology Surveys for the Intermediate Hosts of Schistosomiasis in Rural and Semi-Urban Areas of the Moyen-Ogooué Province, Gabon

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Jean Claude Dejon Agobé ◽  
Henry Curtis Kariuki ◽  
Jeannot Fréjus Zinsou ◽  
Yabo Josiane Honkpehedji ◽  
Martin Peter Grobusch ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Species Diversity ◽  
Light Microscopy ◽  
Low Power ◽  
Intermediate Host ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Schistosoma Haematobium ◽  
Transmission Dynamics ◽  
Intermediate Hosts ◽  
Bulinus Truncatus ◽  
Predominant Species

The objective of this pilot malacological survey was to identify the snail intermediate hosts for Schistosoma haematobium in endemic rural and semi-urban areas of Gabon. Snails were collected, morphologically identified, and tested for infection by cercarial shedding. Released cercariae were morphologically identified using low-power light microscopy. A total of six species of snails were collected throughout the study area, with Bulinus truncatus, B. forskalii, and Potadoma spp. being the most predominant species collected. Only the Bulinus species were tested for infection by cercarial shedding, of which only B. truncatus shed cercariae. Some B. truncatus shed mammalian schistosome cercariae, while others shed Gymnocephalus cercariae. Our results indicate that B. truncatus appears to be a potential intermediate host of schistosomiasis in Gabon, where cases of S. haematobium, S. guineensis, and S. intercalatum infection are reported. However, it will be important to further understand the species diversity and transmission dynamics of schistosomes.

Strong genetic structure in Cameroonian populations of Bulinus truncatus (Gastropoda: Planorbidae), intermediate host of Schistosoma haematobium

2011 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
F.F. Djuikwo-Teukeng ◽  
F. Njiokou ◽  
L. Nkengazong ◽  
T. De Meeûs ◽  
A. Samè Ekobo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Structure ◽  
Intermediate Host ◽  
Schistosoma Haematobium ◽  
Bulinus Truncatus

Dipetalonema reconditum (Grassi, 1889) from the Dog with a Note on its Development in the Flea, Ctenocephalides felis and the Louse, Heterodoxus spiniger

1962 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
pp. 297-308 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. S. Nelson
Keyword(s):  
Intermediate Host ◽  
East Africa ◽  
Ctenocephalides Felis ◽  
Low Density ◽  
Infective Larvae ◽  
Fascial Spaces ◽  
Common Parasite

1.In Kenya Dipetalonema reconditum is a common parasite of dogs, jackals and hyaenas. Usually microfilarial densities in the blood are very low. The adult worms are small; they can be detected at autopsy by searching the subcutaneous fascial spaces with a dissecting microscope.2.The morphology of the adult worms is described and illustrated. The adults and microfilariae are readily distinguished from other species found in dogs in East Africa.3.The main intermediate host of D. reconditum in dogs in Kenya is the flea Ctenocephalides felis. If fleas are kept on dogs for more than a week they can be used for xenodiagnosis to detect very low density infections.4.The infective larvae have a characteristic caudal morphology with three terminal projections. They are very similar to the infective larvae of D. arbuta, D. vite and D. manson-bahri.

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