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7281220

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1981-11-22
pubmed:abstractText
A major factor in the geographical distribution of endemic schistosomiasis in Kenya is the discontinuous distribution of intermediate hosts. Biomphalaria pfeifferi is the main transmitter of S. mansoni and is found in the altitude zone 300-2,300 m; its absence from the costal region results in the absence of endemic schistosomiasis mansoni amongst the large human population in the coastal region. Snails belonging to the Bulinus africanus group appear to be responsible for all transmission of S. haematobium; they occur from near sea-level to an altitude of about 1,800 but are discontinuously distributed. There appears to be considerable potential for increase in the areas in which each form of schistosomiasis is endemic, taking into account existing patterns of snail distribution and likely developments in irrigation and water conservation. New localities reported here considerably extend the known distribution in western Kenya of B. truncatus, which could serve as an effective intermediate host for S. haematobium if a suitable strain were to become established in Kenya.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0041-3232
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
33
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
95-103
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1981
pubmed:articleTitle
Distribution in Kenya of intermediate hosts of Schistosoma.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article