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The global risk of infectious disease emergence from giant land snail invasion and pet trade
BACKGROUND: Pathogen outbreaks mostly originate from animals, but some species are more likely to trigger epidemics. The giant land snail (Lissachatina fulica) is a widespread invader, a popular exotic pet, and a notorious vector of the rat lungworm, causing eosinophilic meningitis in humans. Howeve...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2023
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10580515/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37848903 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-023-06000-y |