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. 1978 Mar-Apr;53(2):223-34.

[An ecological approach to the problem of the responsibility of men and rats in the workings of a transmission site of Schistosoma mansoni in Guadeloupe (Western Indies) (author's transl)]

[Article in French]
A Theron, J P Pointier, C Combes
  • PMID: 677723

[An ecological approach to the problem of the responsibility of men and rats in the workings of a transmission site of Schistosoma mansoni in Guadeloupe (Western Indies) (author's transl)]

[Article in French]
A Theron et al. Ann Parasitol Hum Comp. 1978 Mar-Apr.

Abstract

The study of the rate of contamination of B. glabrata and the cercarial densities of S. mansoni in the chanels of Beaugendre valley (Guadeloupe, French West Indies) concentrates attention on the focalisation of the sites with high risk of contamination. This focalization of the sites of transmission is directly related to the regular deposition of human faeces. A small number of contamined people is enough to maintain high cercarial densities (230 c/1). In the chanel studied, the role of the rat in the transmission of the parasite seems less important than that of the Man. The infection of the rats during consumption of snails can be foreseen.

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