First report of Angiostrongylus cantonensis (Nematoda: Metastrongylidae) in Achatina fulica (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from Southeast and South Brazil

Maldonado, Arnaldo; Simões, Raquel de Oliveira; Oliveira, Ana Paula Martins de; Motta, Esther M.; Fernandez, Mônica Ammon; Pereira, Zilene Moreira; Monteiro, Simone; Torres, Eduardo José Lopes; Thiengo, Silvana Carvalho

doi:10.1590/s0074-02762010000700019

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“…Caramujos africanos parasitados por A. cantonensis tem sido reportado no Espírito Santo, Pará, Paraná, Pernambuco, Rio Grande Sul, Rio de Janeiro, Santa Catarina e São Paulo (LIMA et al, 2009;MALDONADO JÚNIOR et al, 2010MOREIRA et al, 2013;OLIVEIRA et al, 2015). Carvalho et al (2012) conduziram um amplo estudo em áreas portuárias no Brasil procurando registrar a presença de A. cantonensis em moluscos terrestres.…”

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Caramujo Africano: Apenas Uma Espécie Introduzida Ou Um Problema De Saúde Pública?

Almeida

2016

Acta Biomed.Bras.

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RESUMOEsta revisão objetiva alertar e informar a população em geral e os profissionais de saúde quanto à atuação do caramujo africano [Achatina fulica (Bowdich, 1822)], como hospedeiro intermediário, na transmissão de nematoides de interesse veterinário e humano. Também demonstra o papel das conchas como criadouros para mosquitos vetores de diversas viroses, algumas inclusive com alta incidência no norte e noroeste fluminense.Palavras-chave: Achatina fulica; Controle de Caramujos; Zoonoses. ABSTRACTThis review aims at alerting and informing the general population and health professionals about the acting of the African snail [Achatina fulica (Bowdich, 1822)] as an intermediate host in the transmission of nematodes of veterinary and human interest. It also demonstrates the role of shells as breeding sites for mosquito vectors of various viruses, some of which are also highly prevalent in the north and northwest of the state of Rio de Janeiro.

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Caramujo Africano: Apenas Uma Espécie Introduzida Ou Um Problema De Saúde Pública?

Almeida

2016

Acta Biomed.Bras.

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“…Se le reconoce como huésped intermediario de Angiostrongylus cantonensis y Angiostrongylus costaricensis, que ocasionan en humanos por infección accidental, meningoencefalitis eosinofílica y angiostrongiliasis abdominal, respectivamente (THIENGO y FERNÁNDEZ, 2005;NEUHAUSS et al 2007, SABINA-MOLINA et al 2009, MALDONADO et al 2010.…”

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Ampliación de la presencia del caracol africano gigante Acathina fulica (Bowdich 1822) (Mollusca: Gastropoda-Achatinidae) en la zona norte del departamento de Sucre, Colombia

Ossa-Lacayo

Castro-Carmona

Monroy-Pineda

2017

Rev Colombiana Cienc Anim. RECIA

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The present work determines the presence of the African giant snail (Acathina fulica), in the north area of the Sucre department, in jurisdiction of the Corporación Autónoma Regional de Sucre -CARSUCRE. Density and ranges of sizes were established for each sites sampled: Sincelejo, Corozal y Tolú; the control protocols indicated by the respective environmental authority were followed and the potential impacts that this invasive species could cause were discussed.

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“…The variation of this rate is broad and has been observed in several municipalities, such as São Gonçalo (35.4%) and Barra do Piraí (10.3%), both in the State of Rio de Janeiro and Joinville/SC (27.4%) 12 , China (13.4% and 28.4%) 40,41 , Pernambuco (42%) 11 , and Japan (52.79%) 42 . The climatic characteristics of Baixada Santista are appropriate for the development of A. fulica and A. cantonensis.…”

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“…A. cantonensis has been observed in several regions of the world [3][4][5][6][7] , and they were distributed from Eastern Asia to other continents by two main hosts: rats (definitive hosts) and Achatina fulica Bowdich, 1822 (one of the intermediate hosts), especially during the Second World War 8 . Several species of land and freshwater snails have also been found to be naturally infected with A. cantonensis [9][10][11][12][13][14] . In Brazil, the occurrence of A. cantonensis has been reported in all states except for Acre [9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17] .…”

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“…Several species of land and freshwater snails have also been found to be naturally infected with A. cantonensis [9][10][11][12][13][14] . In Brazil, the occurrence of A. cantonensis has been reported in all states except for Acre [9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17] . Man, being an accidental host, acquires parasitosis when eating foods contaminated with stagethree larvae (L3), raw or undercooked mollusks, and paratenic hosts such as shrimp, frogs, fish, and flatworms 4,[18][19][20] , as well as crabs and lizards 21,22 .…”

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Prevalence and distribution of Angiostrongylus cantonensis (Nematoda, Angiostrongylidae) in Achatina fulica (Mollusca, Gastropoda) in Baixada Santista, São Paulo, Brazil

Guerino

Pecora

Miranda

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Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop.

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Introduction: Angiostrongylus cantonensis causes eosinophilic meningoencephalitis in humans. Worldwide expansion of this nematode is linked to the dispersion of their hosts. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of A. cantonensis infection in Achatina fulica in the nine municipalities that make up Baixada Santista, São Paulo, Brazil. Methods: Angiostrongylus cantonensis larvae were analyzed using optical microscopy. We performed polymerase chain reaction and restriction fragment length polymorphism using restriction endonuclease ClaI, directed to the internal transcribed spacer region 2 of A. cantonensis larval DNA. Results: Of the 540 snails analyzed, 117 (21.7%) were infected by A. cantonensis. For morphological and morphometric analyses, 60 larvae were used. Second-stage larvae were, on average, 358.2µm long and 26.4µm wide, while third-stage larvae were, on average, 450µm long and 21.12µm wide. The tails of the larvae ended in a fine tip. Conclusions: All municipalities comprising Baixada Santista had A. fulica that were naturally infected with A. cantonensis. All of the observed characteristics were typical of the species.

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First report of Angiostrongylus cantonensis (Nematoda: Metastrongylidae) in Achatina fulica (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from Southeast and South Brazil

Cited by 66 publications

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Caramujo Africano: Apenas Uma Espécie Introduzida Ou Um Problema De Saúde Pública?

Caramujo Africano: Apenas Uma Espécie Introduzida Ou Um Problema De Saúde Pública?

Ampliación de la presencia del caracol africano gigante Acathina fulica (Bowdich 1822) (Mollusca: Gastropoda-Achatinidae) en la zona norte del departamento de Sucre, Colombia

Prevalence and distribution of Angiostrongylus cantonensis (Nematoda, Angiostrongylidae) in Achatina fulica (Mollusca, Gastropoda) in Baixada Santista, São Paulo, Brazil

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