Why it is difficult to control Biomphalaria glabrata, the vector snail of schistosomiasis
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz; 82 (supl.4), 1987
Publication year: 1987
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.