Southernmost finding of Lymnaea viatrix orbigny, 1835 (Pulmonata: Lymnaeidae), intermediate host of Fasciola hepatica (Linnaeus, 1758) (Trematoda: Digenea), in urban and rural areas of Patagonia, Argentina
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
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99(1): 23-24, Feb. 2004. ilus
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ABSTRACT
We report the first finding of Lymnaea viatrix south of parallel 41ºS, in rural and urban areas from Argentina. Ninety snails were collected during year 2000, from a concrete pond at a Public Square in El Bolsón Village, Río Negro province, and 811 snails in November 1999, and during 2000 from waterbodies within a farm at Cholila locality, Chubut province. Fasciola hepatica infection was detected in 0.9 percent snails from the rural area. We discuss the potential risk of L. viatrix to public health in urban areas and its epidemiological importance in rural areas of the Andean Patagonian region.
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Asunto principal:
Fasciola hepatica
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Lymnaea
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio diagnóstico
Límite:
Animales
País/Región como asunto:
America del Sur
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Argentina
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
Asunto de la revista:
Medicina Tropical
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Parasitología
Año:
2004
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
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Documento de proyecto
País de afiliación:
Argentina
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Brasil
Institución/País de afiliación:
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz/BR
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Universidad de Buenos Aires/AR
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