A preliminary study on the distribution of breeding sites of BIOMPHALARIA GLABRATA in the municipality of peri mirim, a low endemicity area for schistosomiasis in northeast Brazil

Authors

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5216/rpt.v50i3.67413

Abstract

Information on areas colonized by snails that transmit Schistosoma mansoni is essential for planning schistosomiasis control measures. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to map the natural breeding sites of Biomphalaria spp. in the municipality of Peri Mirim, Maranhão, Brazil. The snails were manually collected and the breeding sites were geo-referenced (seven in the urban area and five in flooded fields), from November 2017 to March 2018. In the laboratory, the snails were examined for the presence of larval stages of S. mansoni identified by morphology and internal anatomy analysis. While no snails were found in the urban area, sixteen B. glabrata were collected in the flooded fields. No S. mansoni or other trematode infections were detected. Wild rodents, most likely Holochilus sciureus that could act as S. mansoni reservoirs, were also found in the flooded fields. These data indicate possible risk areas for further outbreaks of schistosomiasis transmission in the municipality of Peri Mirim.
KEY WORDS: Baixada Maranhense; malacological survey; planorbidae; spatial analysis.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

Author Biography

Guilherme Silva Miranda, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Department of Parasitology, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

1. Federal University of Minas Gerais, Department of Parasitology, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

2. Federal Institute of Maranhão, Department of Biology, São Raimundo das Mangabeiras, Maranhão, Brazil

Downloads

Published

2021-08-25

How to Cite

TELES DOS REIS, A.; FERNANDA DO CARMO SILVA, C.; FERNANDA SILVA SOARES, R.; TAVARES CARDOSO, D.; GUSTAVO MENDES RODRIGUES, J.; ARAÚJO NOGUEIRA, R.; SILVA MIRANDA, G.; SILVA-SOUZA , N. . A preliminary study on the distribution of breeding sites of BIOMPHALARIA GLABRATA in the municipality of peri mirim, a low endemicity area for schistosomiasis in northeast Brazil. Revista de Patologia Tropical / Journal of Tropical Pathology, Goiânia, v. 50, n. 3, p. 223–232, 2021. DOI: 10.5216/rpt.v50i3.67413. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/iptsp/article/view/67413. Acesso em: 30 jun. 2024.

Issue

Vol. 50 No. 3 (2021)

Section

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

License

The manuscript submission must be accompanied by a letter signed by all authors stating the full name and email address, confirming that the material has not been published or is under consideration for publication elsewhere, and agreeing to transfer copyright in all media and formats for Journal of Tropical Pathology. The authors will not be paid for published articles. They are solely responsible for the content of those articles, even if the Editor holds the right to adjust them to the norms of the journal.

The reviewers will not be paid for the peer review process.