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Current distribution of Achatina fulica, in the state of São Paulo including records of Aelurostrongylus abstrusus (Nematoda) larvae infestation.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  21748230     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The currently known distribution range of Achatina fulica Bowdich, 1822, in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, is presented. The record of A. fulica naturally infested with Aelurostrongylus abstrusus larvae (Railliet, 1898) (Nematoda: Metastrongylidae) can be found in the city of Guaratinguetá. It was found A. fulica with Metastrongylidae larvae without known medical and veterinary importance in the cities of Carapicuíba, Embu-Guaçu, Itapevi, São Caetano do Sul, São Paulo and Taboão da Serra.
Authors:
Fernanda Pires Ohlweiler; Marisa Cristina de Almeida Guimarães; Fernanda Yoshika Takahashi; Juliana Manas Eduardo
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo     Volume:  52     ISSN:  1678-9946     ISO Abbreviation:  Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Sao Paulo     Publication Date:    2010 Jul-Aug
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-07-12     Completed Date:  2011-11-29     Revised Date:  2012-04-04    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7507484     Medline TA:  Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo     Country:  Brazil    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  211-4     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Laboratório de Malacologia, Superintendência de Controle de Endemias, São Paulo, SP, Brasil. fernandap@sucen.sp.gov.br
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Brazil
Geography
Population Density
Population Dynamics
Snails / classification*,  parasitology*
Strongylida / anatomy & histology,  classification*

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