Reports of snails’ resistance to niclosamide appeared recently and finding new molluscicides becomes necessary. We investigated the molluscicidal effects Cucurbita maxima seed extracts on Biomph...

abstract collection and identification snails of dez river in khuzestan province in iran has been investigated in 2012-2013. for the first time, 29 snail species are identified in dez river in khuzestan, which they belong to 15 genera from 10 families identification was done according to morphometric characters including shape, size of shell, dextral and sinistral position of the shell, opercul...

During the period between January 1999 and December 2000, the distribution and seasonal patterns of amphistome infections in cattle in the highveld and lowveld communal grazing areas of Zimbabwe were determined through monthly coprological examination. Cattle faecal samples were collected from 12 and nine dipping sites in the highveld and lowveld communal grazing areas, respectively. Patterns o...

background: the aim of this study was to evaluate the possible use of biomphalaria alexandrina snail antigens in diagnosis of schistosomiasis mansoni using enzyme linked immunolectrotransfere blot (eitb). methods: s. mansoni adult worm crude antigens (awa), feet and visceral humps of b. alexandrina and bulinus truncatus were used. hyperimmune mice sera (his) versus each antigen were prepared fo...