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Table 3 Seasonal inventory of the malacological fauna in Kaedi, southern Mauritania, 2014/2015

From: Prevalence and seasonal transmission of Schistosoma haematobium infection among school-aged children in Kaedi town, southern Mauritania

Biotope

Species

Wet season

Dry season

  

n (%)

n tested

IR

n (%)

n tested

IR

Irrigation canal

B. senegalensis

13 (7.5)

13

0

0 (0)

0

River bank

B. truncatus

0 (0)

0

157 (100)

154

0

Temporary pond

B. forskalii

161 (92.5)

117

0

0 (0)

0

Total

 

174 (100)

130

0

157(100)

154

0

  1. Abbreviations: IR infection rate; n, number of snails collected; n tested, number of snails tested