Occurrence of Digenean Larvae in Freshwater Snails in the Ruvu Basin, Tanzania

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dc.creatorNkwengulila, Gamba
dc.creatorKigadye, E. S. P.
dc.date2016-04-12T13:08:52Z
dc.date2016-04-12T13:08:52Z
dc.date2009
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-03T13:28:56Z
dc.date.available2021-05-03T13:28:56Z
dc.descriptionA survey was carried out on digenean larvae infecting freshwater snails in five habitats in Dar es Salaam, Ruvu and Morogoro. 9424 snails belonging to 12 species from five families were examined for digenean infection from July 1996 – June 1997. 20 morphologically distinguishable cercariae were recovered. Multiple infections were not recorded. While the general prevalence of digeneans in snails was low (3.5%), variations occurred between seasons, among habitats and snail host species. Prevalence was high during the dry season but low in the rain season. Among habitats, highest prevalence was recorded at Kinondoni pond and lowest at Ruvu ponds, and was highest in Lymnaea natalensis followed by Bulinus tropicus but was lowest in Bulinus nasutus.
dc.identifierNkwengulila, G. and Kigadye, E.S.P., 2009. Occurrence of digenean larvae in freshwater snails in the Ruvu Basin, Tanzania. Tanzania Journal of Science, 31(2), pp.23-30.
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1489
dc.identifier10.4314/tjs.v31i2.18417
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/47329
dc.languageen
dc.subjectRuvu
dc.subjectDigenean
dc.subjectSnails
dc.subjectLymnaea natalensis
dc.subjectHabitats
dc.subjectTanzania
dc.titleOccurrence of Digenean Larvae in Freshwater Snails in the Ruvu Basin, Tanzania
dc.typeJournal Article, Peer Reviewed

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