2007•Yufang yixue luntanRequires access
Study of Angiostrongylus Cantonensis Infection on Achatina Fulica and Ampullaria Gigas from Jiangmen City of Guangdong Province
Jie Ye
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Abstract
[Objective]To understand the natural infection rate of Angiostrongylus cantonensis in Achatina fulica and Ampullaria gigas from countryside of Jiangmen district of Guangdong province.[Methods]With the Digestion Method,the Achatina fulica and Ampullaria gigas were transacted from the district.[Results]465 of Achatina fulica and 720 of Ampullaria gigas were examined.Their infective rate of Angiostrongylus cantonensis are 41.94% and 1.81%,their infectiosity are 1～928 and 1~29 respectively.The larger in size Achatina fulica and Ampullaria gigas are,the higher their infective rate and infectiosity of Angiostrongylus cantonensis are.[Conclusion]Baisha industry base and neighborhood of Jiangmen district in Guangdong province is a natural nidus of Angiostrongylus cantonensis.