On the diversity of mollusc intermediate hosts of Angiostrongylus costaricensis Morera & Cespedes, 1971 in southern Brazil
Veronicellid slugs are considered the most important intermediate hosts of Angiostrongylus costaricensis, an intra-arterial nematode of rodents. Studies undertaken in three localities in southern Brazil led to identification of molluscs other than veronicellid slugs as hosts of A. costaricensis: Limax maximus, Limax flavus and Bradybaena similaris. These data indicate a low host specificity of larval stages of A. costaricensis, as it has been reported to other congeneric species.
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| Format: | Digital revista |
| Language: | English |
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Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde
1993
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| Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761993000300020 |
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