Occurrence of Aelurostrongylus abstrusus (Railliet, 1898) larvae (Nematoda: Metastrongylidae) infecting Achatina (Lissachatina) fulica Bowdich, 1822 (Mollusca: Gastropoda) in the Amazon region

Achatina fulica or "giant African snail" is an exotic species, considered to be one of the world's hundred most invasive species, causing serious environmental damages. In the present study we report, for the first time, the occurrence of Aelurostrongylus abstrusus infecting A.fulica in the Amazon region. This nematode is described parasitizing mainly the pulmonary system of felines, which causes "aelurostrongilose", also known as feline cardio-pulmonary strongyloidosis. New morphometric data of third stage larvae are presented herein. The present study demonstrated that 40% of all the snails were infected by A. abstrusus. Achatina fulica specimens were collected from three different areas in Manaus namely: rural; east and west areas. The east area presents the highest prevalence of 80%. The large number of A.fulica found in inhabited areas increases the chances of emergent zoonoses, which highlights the need of further studies so as to better control this disease.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Andrade-Porto,Sanny Maria de, Souza,Kelly Cristina Pereira de, Cárdenas,Melissa Querido, Roque,Rosemary A., Pimpão,Daniel Mansur, Araújo,Cleusa Suzana, Malta,José Celso de Oliveira
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia 2012
Online Access:	http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0044-59672012000200010
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