Sarasinula marginata (Semper, 1885) (Mollusca, Soleolifera) from Belo Horizonte (MG, Brazil) as a potential intermediate host of Angiostrongylus costaricensis Morera & Céspedes, 1971

Authors

  • Lais Clark Lima FIOCRUZ; Centro de Pesquisas René Rachou
  • Cristiano Lara Massara FIOCRUZ; Centro de Pesquisas René Rachou
  • Cecília Pereira de Souza FIOCRUZ; Centro de Pesquisas René Rachou
  • Liana K. Jannotti-Passos FIOCRUZ; Centro de Pesquisas René Rachou
  • Henrique Leonel Lenzi FIOCRUZ; Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Keywords:

Angiostrongylus costaricensis, Sarasinula marginata, suscetibilidade

Abstract

Specimens of Sarasinula marginata were collected in kitchen and house gardens of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais. The suscetibility of these molluscs for Angiostrongylus costaricensis was tested by infecting 15 laboratory - reared slugs (F1). The positivity demonstrated was of 80.0%.

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Published

1992-04-01

Issue

Vol. 34 No. 2 (1992)

Section

Original Article

How to Cite

Lima, L. C., Massara, C. L., Souza, C. P. de, Jannotti-Passos, L. K., & Lenzi, H. L. (1992). Sarasinula marginata (Semper, 1885) (Mollusca, Soleolifera) from Belo Horizonte (MG, Brazil) as a potential intermediate host of Angiostrongylus costaricensis Morera & Céspedes, 1971 . Revista Do Instituto De Medicina Tropical De São Paulo, 34(2), 117-120. https://www.revistas.usp.br/rimtsp/article/view/28904