@article {15495, title = {Cercarial shedding patterns of Schistosoma bovis and S. haematobium from single and mixed infections of Bulinus truncatus}, journal = {Journal of Helminthology}, volume = {65}, number = {1}, year = {1991}, note = {0022-149x
Journal Article}, month = {Mar}, pages = {8-14}, abstract = {

The cercarial shedding of Schistosoma bovis and S. haematobium were studied in single and mixed infections in the snail host Bulinus truncatus. The two species displayed a distinctive diurnal cercarial emergence with an earlier shedding pattern for S. bovis than S. haematobium (the average emergence peaks were respectively at 0800 h and 1200 h). In mixed infections, each species kept its own cercarial shedding rhythm with no marked alterations. The cercarial emergence pattern is proposed as a new method to identify natural mixed infections in the snail intermediate hosts. The interactions between the two parasites are discussed.

}, keywords = {*Disease Vectors, Animal, behaviour, bovis, Bulinus/*parasitology, cercaria, Circadian Rhythm, Host-Parasite Relations, mollusc, Morocco, sardaigne, Schistosoma haematobium/*physiology, Schistosoma/*physiology, Support, Non-U.S. Gov{\textquoteright}t}, author = {Mouahid, A. and Mon{\'e}, H. and Chaib, A. and Th{\'e}ron, A.} }