Parasites
Schistosoma haematobium egg
Parasites
B. globosus is an important intermediate host for the trematode parasite Schistosoma haematobium which is responsible for the disease urinary schistosomiasis in sub-Saharan Africa.
Other schistosomes transmitted naturally by B. globosus or which have been shown to develop within the snail by experimental infections include:
- S .bovis
- S. curassoni
- S. intercalatum
- S. leiperi
- S. mattheei