Abundance, Distribution, and Diversity of Freshwater Snail and Prevalences of Their Infection by Cercaria of Fasciola gigantica and Schistosoma spp at Mayo-Vreck River, Far North Region of Cameroon

Table 6

Correlation between mollusc species and vegetation and anthropogenic activities.

Species\parameters	VC	PHH	PP	HA	Defecations
L. natalensis	−0.536	0.143	0.120	0.018	0.116
B. globosus	−0.161	−0.516	0.408	0.304	0.406
B. tropicus	−0.028	−0.195	0.240	0.168	0.356
B. truncatus	−0.487	−0.524	0.590	0.564	0.478
B. pfeifferi	−0.025	−0.138	0.236	−0.058	0280
M. tuberculata	−0.537	−0.403	0.590	0.369	0.231

Values followed by the same letters do not show a significant difference at the 5% threshold. Legend: VC = vegetation cover; PHH = proximity with human habitation; PP = proximity to pasture; HA = human activity.