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Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
; 100(7): 735-737, Nov. 2005. ilus
Article
in English
| LILACS
| ID: lil-419698
ABSTRACT
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 percent, which is the highest value ever recorded for naturally infected lymnaeid species.