Seasonal intensity of Angiostrongylus cantonensis in the intermediate host, Laevicaulis alte
| Autor: | S. R. Sengupta, A. J. Almeida, D.M. Renapurkar, R.K. Mahajan |
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| Rok vydání: | 1992 |
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Laevicaulis Veterinary medicine animal structures Rain Disease Vectors Biology Rodent Diseases Gastropoda Animals Parasite hosting Mollusca Strongylida Infections Larva Ecology fungi Intermediate host Angiostrongylus cantonensis biology.organism_classification Rats Infectious Diseases Vector (epidemiology) Female Parasitology Seasons |
| Zdroj: | International Journal for Parasitology. 22:669-671 |
| ISSN: | 0020-7519 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/0020-7519(92)90017-f |
| Popis: | The slug, Laevicaulis alte, is a vector of Angiostrongylus cantonensis in the Greater Bombay area. The seasonal prevalence of A. cantonensis was investigated to determine the maximum intensity of the parasite in a field population occupying an area of approximately 400 m2. The maximum intensity of larvae was observed in the rainy months, June-November. Investigations showed that individual L. alte could tolerate an infecting dose of 150 first-stage A. cantonensis larvae before mortalities occurred. |
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