Survey of freshwater snail vectors of schistosomiasis and study of physico-chemical parameters of the water bodies in Ogoni communities [Rivers State, Nigeria]

• Autorzy: Agi P I
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

No freshwater snails were collected form the study area. The observed range of many physico-chemical factors was within the tolerance levels of the freshwater snails. The differences in the seasonal means of the parameters were not statistically significant. The absence of freshwater snails, including the snail vectors of schistosomiasis, was therefore attributed to the combined effect of the acidic nature of the water bodies and the low topographical terrain of the study area.

PL

Na badanym terenie nie znaleziono żadnych ślimaków słodkowodnych. Wahania czynników fizykochemicznych mieściły się w granicach tolerancji ślimaków. Różnice pomiędzy średnimi sezonowymi były statystycznie nieistotne. Brak słodkowodnych ślimaków, w tym nosicieli schistosomiazy, był zatem wywołany łącznym wpływem niskiego pH i małej wysokości nad poziomem morza.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

community; Ogoni; water body; physicochemical parameter; schistosomiasis; freshwater snail; snail vector; snail; hydrobiology; Nigeria

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Acta Hydrobiologica
• Rocznik: 1995
• Tom: 37
• Numer: 2
• Opis fizyczny: p.69-75,fig.

Twórcy

autor

Agi P I

• University of Port Harcourt, PMB 5323, Port Harcourt, Nigeria

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