Occurrence of Achatina fulica Bowdich, 1822 (Mollusca, Gastropoda) in Brazil: intermediate snail host of angiostrongyliasis

Authors

  • Horácio Manuel Santana Teles Superintendência de Controle de Endemias
  • Jorge Faria Vaz Superintendência de Controle de Endemias
  • Luiz Roberto Fontes Superintendência de Controle de Endemias
  • Maria de Fátima Domingos Superintendência de Controle de Endemias

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89101997000300014

Keywords:

Mollusca^i2^sparasitol, Strongylida infections^i2^sprevention and cont

Abstract

Achatina fulica, the intermediate snail host of angiostrongyliasis and also an agricultural pest, is being bred in Brazil for human consumption as "escargot". The snail has escaped from its artificial breeding sites and its dispersal in Itariri county, State of S. Paulo, is reported here for the first time. A. fulica is a transmitter of the rat lungworm Angiostrongylus cantonensis, nematode which causes meningoencephalic angiostrongyliasis; the risks of human contamination are commented on.

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Published

1997-06-01

Issue

Vol. 31 No. 3 (1997)

Section

Notes and Informations

How to Cite

Santana Teles, H. M., Faria Vaz, J., Fontes, L. R., & Domingos, M. de F. (1997). Occurrence of Achatina fulica Bowdich, 1822 (Mollusca, Gastropoda) in Brazil: intermediate snail host of angiostrongyliasis . Revista De Saúde Pública, 31(3), 310-312. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89101997000300014