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Bulinus truncatus

About: Bulinus truncatus is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 414 publications have been published within this topic receiving 5640 citations.


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TL;DR: In two villages of the Aïr (Republic of Niger) the authors have found a Schistosoma haematobium overall prevalence of 24.1% at Timia and 43.5% at El Meki, and Bulinus truncatus rohlfsi, present in a permanent pool ("guelta") is the intermediate host of schistosomes.
Abstract: In two villages of the Air (Republic of Niger) the authors have found a Schistosoma haematobium overall prevalence of 24.1% at Timia and 43.5% at El Meki. At El Meki, the distribution of prevalences by age group accords to that which is usually found. The maximum is found in the 5-14 years age group and highest in men than in women. At Timia, the prevalence among young pupils is low, this seems to be due to the application of sanitary education measures. At El Meki, Bulinus truncatus rohlfsi, present in a permanent pool ("guelta") is the intermediate host of schistosomes. The role of this snail in the transmission of urinary schistosomiasis at Timia has not been demonstrated. The role of Bulinus senegalensis, found in both villages has yet to be proved.

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TL;DR: The immunoperoxidase technique proved to be an effective indicator for the schistosome-antigen in the snails by detecting positive reaction in B. alexandrina and B. truncates.
Abstract: The reaction of the haemolymph and the tissue of infected intermediate hosts, Biomphalaria alexandrina and Bulinus truncatus to Schistosoma mansoni and S. haematobium antigens were investigated using the indirect immunoperoxidase technique. A new technique, Agarose cell block was used in collection of haemolymph which helped in collecting plenty of well formed cells in comparison to the ordinary one using the cytospin. Collected haemolymph and prepared tissues of uninfected and infected B. alexandria and B. truncatus were fixed and then reacted with anti-S. mansoni and anti-S. haematobium IgG polyclonal antibodies. The haemolymph and tissue of infected B. alexandrina and B. truncatus gave a positive peroxidase reaction represented by a brown colour. In haemolymph, the positive peroxidase reaction was detected mainly in the cytoplasm of the amoebocytes. In the tissue, it was detected in epithelial cells lining the tubules, male cells in the lumen of the tubules and in female oogonia cells along the periphery of the tubules. The similarity in the strength and distribution of positive reaction in B. alexandrina and B. truncates was observed as compared to control. Thus, the immunoperoxidase technique proved to be an effective indicator for the schistosome-antigen in the snails.

2 citations

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TL;DR: The present study is providing encouraging indication of the possible overcoming schistosomiasis and fascioliasis in Egypt by the freshwater crayfish Procombarus clarkii.
Abstract: ab experiments and field survey have been carried out to investigate the impact and the relationship between the exotic crayfish; Procambarus clarkii and Schistosoma and Fasciola vector snails in Egypt. In the Lab, several species of freshwater snails, fish and aquatic plants were reported to serve as food for the freshwater crayfish. In the field, a survey for the crayfish and freshwater snails has been conducted at several irrigation channels in Qalyobiya, Ismailia and Behera governorates, which had been previously surveyed during 1990s. The results of the experimental Lab indicated that the vector snails; Biomphalaria alexandrina, Bulinus truncatus and limnaea natalensis were the preys of first choice for the crayfish. The field surveys showed high reduction and sometimes complete disappearance of vector snails in irrigation channels, which have been invaded by Procambarus clarkii, while in water courses which do not harbor the crayfish, such as El Manayef drain and Fayed canal (West of Suez Canal), high densities of these vector snails were recorded. The present study is providing encouraging indication of the possible overcoming schistosomiasis and fascioliasis in Egypt by the freshwater crayfish Procombarus clarkii.

2 citations

28 Sep 2017
TL;DR: Data is provided on the occurrence and distribution of various ploidy levels of B. truncatus/tropicus complex in Ethiopia based on meiotic bivalent chromosome counts and the result showed that diploid species are mainly associated with low altitude, tetraploid with both low and medium altitudes whereas hexaploids and octoploids with high altitudes.
Abstract: Freshwater snails of the genus Bulinus, mostly Bulinus truncatus/tropicus complex occur in Ethiopia in various ploidy levels (diploid, tetraploid, hexaploid and octoploid) which are otherwise rare in other animal phyla. This study provides data on the occurrence and distribution of various ploidy levels of B. truncatus/tropicus complex in Ethiopia based on meiotic bivalent chromosome counts. Emphasis was made on the role of shell morphology and chromosome number in species identification of B.truncatus /tropicus group. Specimens were collected from fourteen different localities in Ethiopia. Chromosome preparation was made from gonad tissue (ovotestis). The result showed that diploid species are mainly associated with low altitude, tetraploid with both low and medium altitudes whereas hexaploids and octoploids with high altitudes. Unexpected result was found in Lake Hora, where both diploid and tetraploid populations were occurring together in the same microhabitat which is in contrary to suggestions of some authors that two cytotypes of Bulinus truncatus/ tropicus complex do not occur in the same water body in Ethiopia. It was recommended that thorough investigation of each water body where snails are occurring, should be undertaken using cytological and molecular approaches and that the possibility of hexaploid Bulinussnails as potential host of human schistosome parasites in the highland of Ethiopia.

2 citations


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