title: Why it is difficult to control Biomphalaria glabrata, the vector snail of schistosomiasis.
abstract: The author studied some protective behaviors of Biomphalaria glabrata (vertical movements, response to molluscicides and response to water currents) and demonstrated how these activities hamper the control of this snail, which is the main vector of schistosomiasis in Brazil.
authors.affiliation: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Departamento de Biologia, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jurberg
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal; D001700:Biomphalaria / Q000502:physiology; D001938:Brazil; D004197:Disease Reservoirs; D008975:Molluscacides; D010571:Pest Control; D012098:Reproduction; D012555:Schistosomiasis mansoni / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D008975:Molluscacides