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Angiostrongylus cantonensis infection in molluscs in the municipality of São Gonçalo, a metropolitan area of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: role of the invasive species Achatina fulica in parasite transmission dynamics

The aim of this study was to analyse the infection dynamics ofAngiostrongylus cantonensis in its possible intermediate hosts over two years in an urban area in the state of Rio de Janeiro where the presence ofA. cantonensis had been previously recorded in molluscs. Four of the seven mollusc species...

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Autores principales: Oliveira, Ana PM, Gentile, Rosana, Maldonado, Arnaldo, Torres, Eduardo J Lopes, Thiengo, Silvana C
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4667576/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26517652
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0074-02760150106