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Trematodes: antagonism between species and sterilizing effects on snails in biological control

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

Claude Combes
Claude Combes
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Department de Biologie Animate, Universite, 66025 Perpignan Cedex, France
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Summary

There are two ways in which trematodes can be used in the control of other trematodes which transmit diseases of medical or veterinary importance. Either they can interfere with the reproductive capacity of the host species of snails, or they can exert an antagonistic effect against the larval stages of the target trematode species inside the snail. Often the two effects act together.

There are six essential criteria for the selection of a suitable species of snail for control: (1) complete and permanent sterilizing effect; (2) clear dominance over target trematodes; (3) strong infectivity to molluscs of all ages; (4) high egg productivity in the definitive host; (5) lack of pathogenicity towards man and domestic animals; (6) ease and low cost of maintenance of the life-cycle.

Various field trials are discussed and it is considered that trematode species producing rediae are usually dominant over those producing only sporocysts (such as the schistosomes). Most species used in control trials to date have belonged to the family Echinostomatidae as they have rediae, and eggs that can be produced in large numbers in a laboratory host such as the rat.

The mathematical basis and feasibility of control schemes are discussed and it is concluded that much more information is necessary before their potential can be evaluated.

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Parasitology , Volume 84 , Issue 4 , April 1982 , pp. 151 - 175
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1982

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