title: Recent observations on schistosomiasis in Mauritius.
abstract: Purpose of this study, carried out between 1967 and 1975, was to bring the existing knowledge on schistosomiasis in Mauritius up-to-date. The paper describes the distribution, the behaviour and the infection rates of Bulinus cernicus, the local intermediate snail host, and its role in human infection.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002033:Bulinus / Q000469:parasitology; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D006801:Humans; D008436:Mauritius; D012548:Schistosoma haematobium; D012552:Schistosomiasis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission*