forskalii), whereas in the Gold Coast this strain of the parasite is rare or absent.It is evident that the greatest care must be taken before any bulinid species can be removed from the list of vectors, and at Accra attempts are continuing to be made to infect B. (P.) forskalii with S. haematobium derived from many different districts, including that of Tongu. To date, however, there is no direct evidence that B. (P.) forskalii can transmit the parasites in the Gold Coast.
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