First report of Lymnaea cousini Jousseaume, 1887 naturally infected with Fasciola hepatica (Linnaeus, 1758) (Trematoda: Digenea) in Machachi, Ecuador

We report the first finding of Lymnaea cousini naturally infected with Fasciola hepatica in Ecuador. A sample of 70 snails was collected in April 2005 from a wetland located in a valley at approximately 3000 m a.s.l., near the locality of Machachi, Pichincha Province. The prevalence of natural infection in L. cousini was 31.43%, which is the highest value ever recorded for naturally infected lymnaeid species.

Authors
Villavicencio A Á. , De Vasconcellos M.C.
Journal
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Number of issue
7
Language
English
Pages
735-737
Status
Published
Link
External link
Volume
100
Year
2005
Organizations
  • 1 Department of Veterinary Pathology, Agrary Faculty, Russian People's Friendship University, St. M. Maklaya 6, Moscow, 117-198, Russian Federation
  • 2 Nucleo de Biologia e Controle de Endo e Ectoparasitas de Interesse Medico e Veterinario, Departamento de Biologia, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz-Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
Keywords
Ecuador; Fasciola hepatica; Lymnaea cousini
Date of creation
19.10.2018
Date of change
19.10.2018
Short link
https://repository.rudn.ru/en/records/article/record/3443/
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