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Revista Pan-Amazônica de Saúde
Print version ISSN 2176-6215On-line version ISSN 2176-6223
Abstract
GOVEIA, Christiane de Oliveira; CALDEIRA, Roberta Lima; NUNES, Márcio Roberto Teixeira and ENK, Martin Johannes. Mollusks of the genus Biomphalaria Preston, 1910 in Amazon Region: first report of Biomphalaria occidentalis Paraense, 1981 in Pará State, Brazil. Rev Pan-Amaz Saude [online]. 2018, vol.9, n.4, pp.63-67. ISSN 2176-6215. http://dx.doi.org/10.5123/s2176-62232018000400007.
INTRODUCTION:
In Pará State, Northern Region of Brazil, there are reports of the occurrence of Biomphalaria glabrata, Biomphalaria straminea, Biomphalaria schrammi, and Biomphalaria kuhniana.
OBJECTIVE:
To report the first existence of Biomphalaria occidentalis in Pará State.
MATERIALS AND METHODS:
Five mollusks were collected, examined for the presence of Schistosoma mansoni cercariae, and morphological and molecular taxonomies were performed.
RESULTS:
No specimens parasitized by trematode larvae were detected. Biomphalaria occidentalis was identified, being the first record in Pará State.
CONCLUSION:
The result obtained contributed to improve the knowledge about the dispersion and diversity of the Biomphalaria mollusks in Amazon Region.
Keywords : Biomphalaria; Mollusks; Polymerase Chain Reaction; Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism; Schistosomiasis; Taxonomy.
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