Jimma University and Dilla University,Ethiopia,have done financial supports for the study.
Background:Intestinal schistosomiasis caused by Schistosoma mansoni is a wide spread disease in most parts of Ethiopian highlands.Snail control is one major strategy in schistosomiasis control.The use of molluscicidal...
Supported by University Grants Commission(Grant No.F.No.39-590/2010).
Objective:To evaluate the effect of enzymatic activity in the nervous tissue of snail Lymnaea acuminata(L.acuminata)by Bauhinia variegata(B.variegata)and Mimusops elengi(M.elengi)and their active molluscicidal compone...
Objective: To evaluate the predatory capacity of the Odonata, Hemianax ephippiger nymph as a biocontrol agent for the freshwater snail Lymnaea natalensis, intermediate host of Fasciola gigantica. Methods: Observations...
Financially supported by School of Graduate Studies,Addis Ababa University(Grant No.GSR/2830/02)
Objective:To assess the molluscicidal and cercariacidal activities of aqueous extracts of Balanites aegyptiaca(B.aegyptiaca)against EthiopianBiomphalaria pfeifferi(B.pfeifferi),Lymnaea natalensis(L.natalensis)and Schi...
Earlier it has been observed that oleoresin of Zingiber officinale is a potent molluscicide ag- ainst Lymnaea acuminata. This snail is the vector of Fasciola species, which cause ende- mic fascioliasis in eastern Utta...