The continued introduction of intermediate host snails of Schistosoma mansoni into Hong Kong.
The South American planorbid snail Biomphalaria straminea, an intermediate host of Schistosoma mansoni, was first introduced into Hong Kong with tropical aquarium plants or fish around 1970. Genetic data indicate that a second introduction occurred in 1981-82.
D000818:Animals; D001700:Biomphalaria / Q000469:parasitology*; D006723:Hong Kong; D012555:Schistosomiasis mansoni / Q000635:transmission*