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• Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz 82 (suppl 4) • 1987 • https://doi.org/10.1590/S0074-02761987000800035 linkcopy

Open-access Why it is difficult to control Biomphalaria glabrata, the vector snail of schistosomiasis

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    Abstract

    The author studied some protective behaviors of Biomphalaria glabrata (vertical movements, response to molluscicides and response to water currents) and demonstrated how these activities hamper the control of this snail, which is the main vector of schistosomiasis in Brazil.

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