Title: Laboratory Observation on the Susceptibility of Oncomelania hupensis to Schiatosoma Japoniacum in Different Districts
Abstract: Objective In order to provide scientific basis for cercariae in teaching and researching,we observed the susceptibility of Oncomelania hupensis to Schiatosoma japoniacum in different districts.Methods Population infection of cercariae and Oncomelania hupensis were sampled from three different provinces in a ratio of forty to one,then to observe whether Oncomelania hupensis in different districts was susceptible to Schiatosoma japoniacum .Results The infection rate of Oncomelania hupensis from different districts was different on the same condition. It was 42.0%,28.6% and 9.5% in Hubei province,Anhui province and Yunnan province respectively. There was a statistically significant difference.Conclusion Oncomelania hupensis from three provinces had different susceptibility to Schiatosoma japoniacum ,the highest infection rate in Hubei,but the lowest in Yunnan.
Publication Year: 2003
Publication Date: 2003-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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