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...
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...