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- Title
Prevalence of Amphistome Cercariae in Freshwater Snails of Punjab.
- Authors
Khan, Umbreen Javed; Maqbool, Azhar
- Abstract
Seven species of snails Indoplanorbis, Bulinus, Physa, Lymnaea, Gyraulus, Bellamaya and Oncomelonia belonging to class Pulmonata and Prosobranchia were collected from water bodies of four districts i.e. Gujranwala, Sheikhupura, Lahore and Kasur of the Punjab province, Pakistan. Of 10341 snails, 11.67% (Indoplanorbis, Bulinus and Physa) were found to be shedding amphistome cercariae. Season wise prevalence indicated that it was highest during summer and lowest during winter. The most favourable temperature was 30±31℃, maximum day light for 14 h and pH ranging from 7.44 to 7.51.
- Subjects
PUNJAB (Pakistan); FRESHWATER snails; BULINUS; PHYSA; LYMNAEA; DISEASE prevalence
- Publication
Pakistan Journal of Zoology, 2012, Vol 44, Issue 6, p1762
- ISSN
0030-9923
- Publication type
Article