Malacological survey in Phang-Nga Province, southern Thailand, pre- and post-Indian Ocean tsunami.
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Three malacological surveys were conducted in the Takua Pa District of Phang-Nga Province, southern Thailand, before and after the Indian Ocean Tsunami disaster. Twenty-nine species of fresh- and brackish-water snails were found, in which 10 species of freshwater snails were present, including live Pila polita; 8 species were of medical importance. Two brackish-water snails, Nerita articulata and Littorinopsis scabra, were absent after the tsunami disaster, while brackish-water Cerithidea cingulata and C. djadjariensis harbored 9 types of trematode cercariae.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Southeast Asian journal of tropical medicine and public health
دوره 37 Suppl 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2006