BACKGROUND Schistosomiasis has been reported in 78 endemic countries and affects 240 million people worldwide. The digenetic parasite Schistosoma mansoni needs fresh water to compete its life cycle. There, it is susceptible to soluble compounds that can affect directly and/or indirectly the parasite's biology. The cercariae stage is one of the key points in which the parasite is vulnerable to d...

Terrestrial gastropod molluscs (slugs and snails) (Mollusca: Gastropoda) cause significant crop damage around the world. There is no formal approach for differentiating between slugs snails; however, an organism usually considered a slug when there external shell, or shell small in comparison to body, snail large shell. Although snails are important pest of many crops, this review focuses on pe...

in the field trials of slow-release nollusicide, copper content mcckechnie chemical inc. 30 cuso4 5h2o or 7.5 cupellet/sinking material 7 days release life were tested against the common aquatic snails bulinus truncatus, physa acuta and lymnaea gedrosiana in stagnant water bodies in khuzestan province, south-west of iran. snail densities before treatment and 7 days after mollucicide application...

Metaldehyde is a potent molluscicide. It is the active ingredient in most slug pellets used for crop protection. This polar compound is considered an emerging pollutant. Due to its environmental mobility, metaldehyde is frequently detected at impacted riverine sites, often at concentrations above the EU Drinking Water Directive limit of 0.1µgL-1 for an individual pesticide. This presents a prob...

Schistosomiasis remains a major cause of morbidity in the world. The challenge today is not so much in the clinical management of individual patients, but rather in population-based control of transmission in endemic areas. Despite recent large-scale efforts, such as integrated control programs aimed at limiting schistosomiasis by improving education and sanitation, molluscicide treatment progr...

Background: Developmental delay among children under 5 years of age is a serious global public health problem and much research has been carried out to find potential causes. Pesticides - especially organophosphates are suspected be one the main causes problem. This study aimed investigate association between pesticide use by mother during pregnancy preschool develop...

Schistosomiasis japonica, transmitted by the intermediate host snail Oncomelania hupensis of the causative agent Schistosoma japonicum, remains a major public-health concern in China, and control of this snail is one of the major approaches used in attempts to interrupt the transmission of this neglected tropical disease. Niclosamide is currently the only commercial molluscicide available for t...