The presence of Angiostrongylus cantonensis in Viti Levu, Fiji

ABSTRACT Wild rats and molluscs were examined for Angiostrongylus cantonensis infection on Viti Levu, Fiji. A. cantonensis were recovered from 29–6% (16/54) of Rattus rattus and 59–5% (25/42) of R. exulans. A. cantonensis like larval nematodes were found in all of four slugs, Laevicaulis alte , and...

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Published in:Journal of Helminthology
Main Authors: Uchikawa, R., Takagi, M., Matayoshi, S., Sato, A.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1984
Subjects:
Alte
Rattus rattus
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022149x00027024
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spelling crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0022149x00027024 2024-06-16T07:42:51+00:00 The presence of Angiostrongylus cantonensis in Viti Levu, Fiji Uchikawa, R. Takagi, M. Matayoshi, S. Sato, A. 1984 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022149x00027024 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022149X00027024 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Journal of Helminthology volume 58, issue 3, page 231-234 ISSN 0022-149X 1475-2697 journal-article 1984 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022149x00027024 2024-05-22T12:55:14Z ABSTRACT Wild rats and molluscs were examined for Angiostrongylus cantonensis infection on Viti Levu, Fiji. A. cantonensis were recovered from 29–6% (16/54) of Rattus rattus and 59–5% (25/42) of R. exulans. A. cantonensis like larval nematodes were found in all of four slugs, Laevicaulis alte , and ten of 20 unidentified land snails. The larvae developed to adult A. cantonensis in the pulmonary arteries of laboratory rats 40 to 42 days after ingestion. This is the first record of A. cantonensis in Fiji. Article in Journal/Newspaper Rattus rattus Cambridge University Press Alte Journal of Helminthology 58 3 231 234
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description ABSTRACT Wild rats and molluscs were examined for Angiostrongylus cantonensis infection on Viti Levu, Fiji. A. cantonensis were recovered from 29–6% (16/54) of Rattus rattus and 59–5% (25/42) of R. exulans. A. cantonensis like larval nematodes were found in all of four slugs, Laevicaulis alte , and ten of 20 unidentified land snails. The larvae developed to adult A. cantonensis in the pulmonary arteries of laboratory rats 40 to 42 days after ingestion. This is the first record of A. cantonensis in Fiji.
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author Uchikawa, R.
Takagi, M.
Matayoshi, S.
Sato, A.
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Takagi, M.
Matayoshi, S.
Sato, A.
The presence of Angiostrongylus cantonensis in Viti Levu, Fiji
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Takagi, M.
Matayoshi, S.
Sato, A.
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title The presence of Angiostrongylus cantonensis in Viti Levu, Fiji
title_short The presence of Angiostrongylus cantonensis in Viti Levu, Fiji
title_full The presence of Angiostrongylus cantonensis in Viti Levu, Fiji
title_fullStr The presence of Angiostrongylus cantonensis in Viti Levu, Fiji
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