Prevalence and intensity of Angiostrongylus cantonensis in freshwater snails in relation to some ecological and biological factors

Parasite

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 61-70

  Ibrahim, M M ^a  

^a Suez Canal University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Angiostrongylus cantonensis; Freshwater snail; Intermediate host; Prevalence; Salinity; Size

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSTRONGYLUS CANTONENSIS; BASOMMATOPHORA; GASTROPODA;

ANGIOSTRONGYLUS CANTONENSIS; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMPHALARIA; BULINUS; CLASSIFICATION; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LARVA; LYMNAEA; PARASITOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; PREVALENCE; SEASON; SNAIL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANGIOSTRONGYLUS CANTONENSIS; ANIMALS; BIOMPHALARIA; BULINUS; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; LARVA; LYMNAEA; PHYLOGENY; PREVALENCE; SEASONS; SNAILS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 34249741705     PISSN: 1252607X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/parasite/2007141061     Document Type: Article

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