Table 2.
Survival for each mollusc-parasite combination observed at the end of the experiment
| Healthy molluscs | Infected molluscs | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| T (°C): Mollusc strain | Survival (%) | T (°C) Mollusc/parasite strain | Survival (%) |
| 4 °C: B.t Spain | 58 (n = 7) | 4 °C: B.t Spain/S.h | 33 (n = 4) |
| 8 °C: B.t Spain | 92 (n = 11) | 8 °C: B.t Spain/S.h | 83 (n = 10) |
| 16 °C: B.t Spain | 75 (n = 9) | 16 °C: B.t Spain/S.h | 100 (n = 12) |
| 24 °C: B.t Spain | 83 (n = 10) | 24 °C: B.t Spain/S.h | 17 (n = 2) |
| 4 °C: B.t Corsica | 50 (n = 6) | 4 °C: B.t Corsica/S.h-b | 42 (n = 5) |
| 8 °C: B.t Corsica | 92 (n = 11) | 8 °C: B.t Corsica/S.h-b | 83 (n = 10) |
| 16 °C: B.t Corsica | 83 (n = 10) | 16 °C: B.t Corsica/S.h-b | 83 (n = 10) |
| 24 °C: B.t Corsica | 92 (n = 11) | 24 °C: B.t Corsica/S.h-b | 8 (n = 1) |
| 4 °C: B.t Cameroon | 0 (n = 0) | ||
| 8 °C: B.t Cameroon | 0 (n = 0) | ||
| 16 °C: B.t Cameroon | 100 (n = 12) | ||
| 24 °C: B.t Cameroon | 100 (n = 12) | ||
Notes: Number of molluscs in parentheses (n). All infected molluscs emitted cercariae at the end of the experiment
Abbreviations: B.t, Bulinus truncatus; S.h, Schistosoma haematobium pure strain from Cameroon; S.h-b, Schistosoma haematobium × S. bovis Corsican hybrid strain; T, temperature