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Preliminary observations on the distribution, definitive hosts and possible relation with other schistosomes, of Schistosoma margrebowiei, Le Roux, 1933 and Schistosoma leiperi, Le Roux, 1955

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2009

R. J. Pitchford
R. J. Pitchford
Affiliation:
Bilharzia Field Unit, South African Medical Research Council, Voortrekker Street, Nelspruit, Eastern Transvaal, South Africa
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Abstract

In attempting to define the south western limits of the distribution of Schistosoma margrebowiei and S. leiperi and investigating their apparent limited distribution in relation to their snail hosts it was found that there was little overlap in the distribution of S. margrebowiei and S. leiperi and that of the human parasites S. haematobium and S. mansoni, and no overlap with S. mattheei within the area surveyed. It is suggested that the presence of either or both lechwe schistosomes prevented the development of the human parasites and in addition, prevented the development of S. mattheei in certain areas inhabited or surrounded by certain Kobus spp.

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Research Article
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Journal of Helminthology , Volume 50 , Issue 2 , June 1976 , pp. 111 - 123
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1976

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