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Current distribution of Achatina fulica, in the State of São Paulo including records of Aelurostrongylus abstrusus (Nematoda) larvae infestation

2010; UNIVERSIDADE DE SÃO PAULO; Volume: 52; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1590/s0036-46652010000400009

ISSN

1678-9946

Autores

Fernanda Pires Ohlweiler, Marisa Cristina de Almeida Guimarães, Fernanda Yoshika Takahashi, Juliana Manas Eduardo,

Tópico(s)

Parasite Biology and Host Interactions

Resumo

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.

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