Article
Levels of infection with the lungworm Angiostrongylus cantonensis in terrestrial snails from Thailand, with Cryptozona siamensis as a new intermediate host.
Journal of helminthology - 1 Nov 2016
Vitta A, Polsut W, Fukruksa C, Yimthin T, Thanwisai A, Dekumyoy P
Abstract excerpt
Angiostrongylus cantonensis is primarily considered an emerging infectious agent of eosinophilic meningitis or meningoencephalitis with a worldwide distribution. Rodents and snails are important invasive hosts for transmission and expansion of A. cantonensis. The objective of this study was to investigate infection levels of A. cantonensis in snails, the most important natural intermediate host. Our study...
Topics
- Angiostrongylus cantonensis
- Animals
- Electron Transport Complex IV
- Genetic Variation
- Genotype
- Prevalence
- Sequence Analysis, DNA
- Sequence Homology
- Snails
- Thailand