Table 1.
Spatial distribution and abundance of intermediate and non-intermediate host snails for schistosomiasis collected in 7 districts of KwaZulu-Natal from September 2020 to August 2021.
| District | Bulinus globosus | Biomphlaria pfeifferi | Bulinus tropicus | Bulinus forskalii | Lymnaea natalensis | Tarebia granifera | Bivalves | Physa acuta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ugu | 97 | 482 | 1126 | 12 | 245 | 661 | 348 | 688 |
| eThekwini | 174 | 5 | 443 | 11 | 446 | 269 | 81 | 677 |
| uMkhanyakude | 131 | 365 | 0 | 156 | 159 | 3943 | 32 | 4 |
| Zululand | 301 | 16 | 33 | 0 | 60 | 2727 | 0 | 0 |
| uMzinyathi | 46 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| uThukela | 585 | 261 | 85 | 13 | 212 | 109 | 0 | 30 |
| iLembe | 62 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 369 | 0 | 200 |