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Original Articles

Distribution of Bulinus truncatus, the Intermediate Host of Schistosoma haematobium, in an Irrigation System in Morocco

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Pages 129-133 | Received 06 Jul 1997, Accepted 16 Nov 1997, Published online: 06 Jan 2011

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