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Observations on Lymnaea gedrosiana, the intermediate host of Ornithobilharzia turkestanicum in Khuzestan, Iran*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2009

J. Massoud
J. Massoud
Affiliation:
Medical Helminthology Department, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London WC1E 7HT
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Abstract

A study of the distribution and population of Lymnaea gedrosiana in relation to the transmission of Ornithobilharzia turkestanicum in various habitats was carried out in Khuzestan.

Populations were higher in canals and swamps than in ponds, with peaks in spring and autumn and low densities in summer and winter.

The reproductive capacity of L. gedrosiana was higher in running water than in stagnant water. The peak reproduction rates occurred in spring and autumn and reproduction continued at a low level in summer but was nil in winter.

Infection with O. turkestanicum was higher in large than in small snails (0.1 %, 0.5% and 1.1% in snails measuring 0.6 mm, 6–10 mm and 10–14 mm respectively). In canals and swamps transmission occurred throughout the year, with a peak in late summer in the former and early summer in the latter. In ponds, most transmission probably occurred in spring and autumn. Drains played a very minor role in transmission.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Helminthology , Volume 48 , Issue 2 , June 1974 , pp. 133 - 138
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1974

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