A technique for identification of cercariae of Schistosoma haematobium, S. curassoni, S. bovis and S. intercalatum.
The chaetotaxy of 84 samples or isolates of Schistosoma spp. from western or central Africa has been studied. Three indices were calculated for cercariae of each sample; their average value, the skewness and kurtosis of each indice was established. Each species (S. haematobium, S. curassoni, S. bovis and S. intercalatum) was discriminated with nine variables. The present work gives information to assess, specific diagnosis with simple calculations easily achieved on a small computer.
Cabaret
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INRA, Station de Pathologie aviaire et parasitologique, Monnaie.
Bayssade-Dufour
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Albaret
J L
JL
Ngendahayo
L D
LD
Chabaud
A G
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D000818:Animals; D016002:Discriminant Analysis; D008838:Microcomputers; D012547:Schistosoma / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012548:Schistosoma haematobium / Q000302:isolation & purification