Fresh Water Snails (Bulinus and Lymnaea) in Canals in Imo State, Nigeria: Their Public Health Importance and Implications for Control

Abstract

Introduction: Researchers have emphasized the need to adopt feasible strategies that will reduce repeated human contacts with freshwater snails in contaminated water so as to protect humans against infection. This study is aimed to identify strategies that are capable of protecting humans from being infected by snails in contaminated freshwater canals along dwellings areas in Imo State, Nigeria.