TY - JOUR AU - Uhrin, Michael G. AU - BendezĂș, Pedro AU - Jobin, William R. PY - 1977/04/01 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Refractivity of Marisa cornuarietis and Other Aquatic Snails in Puerto Rico to Infection with Schistosoma mansoni and Fasciola hepatica JF - The Journal of Agriculture of the University of Puerto Rico JA - JAUPR VL - 61 IS - 2 SE - Articles DO - 10.46429/jaupr.v61i2.10463 UR - https://revistas.upr.edu/index.php/jaupr/article/view/10463 SP - 230-233 AB - Biological control methods for schistosomiasis in man and fascioliasis in cattle include the use of <em>Marisa cornuarietis</em>, a predatory snail. To insure that this snail does not transmit the trematode parasites, laboratory exposures were made under favorable conditions. It was found that <em>Marisa cornuarietis</em>, as well as other potential biological control snails, did not transmit either of the two parasites. ER -