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Population genetic diversity of invasive Pomacea snails and surveillance of Angiostrongylus cantonensis in Shanghai, East China.
Parasites & vectors - 9 Mar 2026
Andrus Peter S, Han Qing-Chi, Yang Li-Min, Wade Christopher M, Qin Zhi-Qiang, Kassegne Kokouvi, Wu Xiao-Nen, Guo Yun-Hai, Zhou Xiao-Nong
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Golden apple snails (Gastropoda: Ampullariidae: Pomacea) were introduced into China in the 1980s for aquaculture and have since become widespread agricultural pests across East Asia. In addition to their invasive impact, they are a key intermediate host of the rat lungworm Angiostrongylus cantonensis (Secernentea: Angiostrongylidae) in China, the causative agent of eosinophilic meningitis in humans....
Topics
- Animals
- Angiostrongylus cantonensis
- Genetic Variation
- China
- Snails
- Phylogeny
- Introduced Species
- Genetics, Population
- Strongylida Infections
- Fresh Water