Bulinus forskalii: a new potential intermediate host for Schistosoma haematobium in Niger

• Published in: Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Vol. 101; no. 8; pp. 847 - 848
• Main Authors: Labbo, R., Djibrilla, A., Zamanka, H., Garba, A., Chippaux, J.-P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01-08-2007; Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene; Elsevier
• Subjects: Animal helminthiasis; Animals; Biological and medical sciences; Bulinus - parasitology; Bulinus forskalii; Disease Vectors; Diseases caused by trematodes; Helminthic diseases; Infectious diseases; Medical sciences; Niger; Parasitic diseases; Schistosoma haematobium; Schistosomiases; Schistosomiasis; Schistosomiasis haematobia - etiology; Snails; Niger; Africa; Animal helminthiasis; Schistosomiasis; Bulinus forskalii; Schistosoma haematobium; Snails; Niger; Trematode disease; Plathelmintha; Gastropoda; Parasitosis; Snail; Helminthiasis; Trematoda; Infection; Pulmonata; Animal; Helmintha; Bulinus; Tropical medicine; Intermediate host; Invertebrata; Mollusca
• ISSN: 0035-9203; 1878-3503
• DOI: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2007.03.016

Malacological monitoring of two irrigated areas in Niger highlighted the natural susceptibility of
Bulinus forskalii to infection with
Schistosoma haematobium when the parasitic load is high. This first report of
S. haematobium infection in
B. forskalii, which is an abundant snail in irrigated areas, has been confirmed experimentally.