Article
Double impact: natural molluscicide for schistosomiasis vector control also impedes development of Schistosoma mansoni cercariae into adult parasites
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AUGUSTO, Ronaldo de Carvalho; et al. Double impact: natural molluscicide for schistosomiasis vector control also impedes development of Schistosoma mansoni cercariae into adult parasites. PLoS Negl Trop Dis, v.11, n.7, e0005789., July 2017.
1935-2727
10.1371/journal.pntd.0005789
1935-2735
Autor
Augusto, Ronaldo de Carvalho
Tetreau, Guillaume
Chan, Philippe
Walet-Balieu, Marie-Laure
Silva, Clélia Christina Mello
Santos, Cláudia Portes
Grunau, Christoph
Resumen
Schistosomiasis has been reported in 78 endemic countries and affects 240 million people worldwide. The digenetic parasite Schistosoma mansoni needs fresh water to compete its life cycle. There, it is susceptible to soluble compounds that can affect directly and/or indirectly the parasite's biology. The cercariae stage is one of the key points in which the parasite is vulnerable to different soluble compounds that can significantly alter the parasite's life cycle. Molluscicides are recommended by the World Health Organization for the control of schistosomiasis transmission and Euphorbia milii latex is effective against snails intermediate hosts.