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: Lim...
Main Authors: | Carlos Graeff Teixeira, Silvana C. Thiengo, José Willibaldo Thome, Aline Bueno Medeiros, Lea Camillo-Coura, Aventino A. Agostini |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde
1993-09-01
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Series: | Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761993000300020 |
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