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  • Title: Phyllocaulis variegatus--an intermediate host of Angiostrongylus costaricensis in south Brazil.
    Author: Graeff-Teixeira C, Thomé JW, Pinto SC, Camillo-Coura L, Lenzi HL.
    Journal: Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz; 1989; 84(1):65-8. PubMed ID: 2319952.
    Abstract:
    Molluscs collected in five localities in the State of Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil) were digested and examined. The infected slugs were identified as Phyllocaulis variegatus and the larvae found were inoculated per os into mice. After 50 days, worms with the caracteristics of Angiostrongylus costaricensis were recovered from the mesenteric arterial system. The results establish the role of P. variegatus as intermediate host of A. costaricensis in south Brazil, where many cases of abdominal angiostrongyliasis have been diagnosed.
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