Seasonal Dynamics of Halipegus occidualis (Trematoda: Hemiuridae) in Helisoma anceps and Its Impact on Fecundity of the Snail Host

1986 ◽  
Vol 72 (5) ◽  
pp. 646 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy E. Crews ◽  
Gerald W. Esch
2016 ◽  
Vol 102 (3) ◽  
pp. 306 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael R. Zimmermann ◽  
Kyle E. Luth ◽  
Gerald W. Esch

Author(s):  
Betty Ruth Jones ◽  
Steve Chi-Tang Pan

INTRODUCTION: Schistosomiasis has been described as “one of the most devastating diseases of mankind, second only to malaria in its deleterious effects on the social and economic development of populations in many warm areas of the world.” The disease is worldwide and is probably spreading faster and becoming more intense than the overall research efforts designed to provide the basis for countering it. Moreover, there are indications that the development of water resources and the demands for increasing cultivation and food in developing countries may prevent adequate control of the disease and thus the number of infections are increasing.Our knowledge of the basic biology of the parasites causing the disease is far from adequate. Such knowledge is essential if we are to develop a rational approach to the effective control of human schistosomiasis. The miracidium is the first infective stage in the complex life cycle of schistosomes. The future of the entire life cycle depends on the capacity and ability of this organism to locate and enter a suitable snail host for further development, Little is known about the nervous system of the miracidium of Schistosoma mansoni and of other trematodes. Studies indicate that miracidia contain a well developed and complex nervous system that may aid the larvae in locating and entering a susceptible snail host (Wilson, 1970; Brooker, 1972; Chernin, 1974; Pan, 1980; Mehlhorn, 1988; and Jones, 1987-1988).


2014 ◽  
Vol 25 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 101-107
Author(s):  
I. A. Tarakhkalo

The analysis on the effects of pyrogenic Lugansk region for the period from 2001 to 2005 was conducted using the service «FIRMS». Established seasonal dynamics of pyrogenic phenomena and specific influence of climatic factors on the pyrogenic effects in the Luhansk region.


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