Pseudosuccinea columella is considered invasive and has become an important
intermediate host of both Fasciola species in many regions of the world. This systematic …

The occurrence of Fasciola gigantica and F. hepatica in Africa is well documented; however,
unlike in Asia, there is a paucity of information on the existence of hybrids or …

The present work aims to investigate the food items and the feeding habits of some Nile fish
namely; Alestes baremoze, Labeo niloticus, Mormyrus kannume and Oreochromis niloticus …

2Graphics Department, Faculty of Fine Arts, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
abstract: Egypt harbours many species of freshwater snails that transmit parasites causing …

Due to the importance of irrigation canals of River Nile as a source of drinking and irrigation
water; an ecological study was carried out to show the abundance and diversity of …

Terrestrial snail collection that had been recorded in Egyptian fields, gardens and nurseries
are reviewed and described with a clear description, pictures, and taxonomic data in …

The present study was aimed to determine the heavy metal concentrations in whole body of
fresh water snails in relation to lining of water courses in two governorates (Behaira …

Background Human schistosomiasis is one of the most important neglected tropical
diseases. Ongoing control measures have markedly decreased the incidence of the …

Two of the three vector species of Schistosoma mansoni Sambon, 1907 in Brazil occur in the
state of Maranhão: Biomphalaria glabrata (Say, 1818) and Biomphalaria straminea (Dunker …

The tropical freshwater snail Bulinus truncatus serves as an important intermediate host of
several human and cattle Schistosoma species in many African regions. Despite some …