Mapping freshwater snails in Angola: distribution, identity and molecular diversity of medically important taxa

Introduction - This study was designed to determine the presence and identity of potential intermediate snail hosts of schistosomiasis in Bengo, Luanda, Kwanza Norte and Malanje Provinces in NW Angola. This is an area where infection with Schistosoma haematobium, causing urogenital schistosomiasis, is common but little is known about transmission of the disease. Angola has had a varied past with regards to disease control and is revitalising efforts to combat Neglected Tropical Diseases.

Keywords

Freshwater snails Schistosomiasis Schistosoma haematobium Tropical disease Angola Província do Bengo

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/6447

Citation

Allan F, Sousa-Figueiredo JC, Paulo R, Emery AM, Mirante C, Brito M, et al. Mapping freshwater snails in Angola: distribution, identity and molecular diversity of medically important taxa. In 9th European Congress on Tropical Medicine and International Health, Basel (Switzerland), 6-10 September 2015. Trop Med Int Health. 2015;20 Suppl 1;54.