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Invasive slug Meghimatium pictum (Stoliczka, 1873) infected by Angiostrongylus costaricensis Morera & Céspedes, 1971, and the possible risk of human infection associated with grape consumption

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 September 2018

R. Rodriguez ,
A.S.S. Sandri ,
S.M. Porto ,
J.B. Osório ,
C.A. Muller ,
B.B. Cognato ,
M.F. Casagrande ,
C. Graeff-Teixeira ,
S.R. Gomes Open the ORCID record for S.R. Gomes [Opens in a new window]  and
A.L. Morassutti
R. Rodriguez
Affiliation:
Universidade de Passo Fundo, Passo Fundo, RS, Brasil Instituto de Patologia de Passo Fundo, Passo Fundo, RS, Brasil
A.S.S. Sandri
Affiliation:
Universidade de Passo Fundo, Passo Fundo, RS, Brasil
S.M. Porto
Affiliation:
Universidade de Passo Fundo, Passo Fundo, RS, Brasil
J.B. Osório
Affiliation:
Laboratório de Biologia Parasitária da Escola de Ciências da Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil
C.A. Muller
Affiliation:
Laboratório de Biologia Parasitária da Escola de Ciências da Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil
B.B. Cognato
Affiliation:
Laboratório de Biologia Parasitária da Escola de Ciências da Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil
M.F. Casagrande
Affiliation:
Universidade de Passo Fundo, Passo Fundo, RS, Brasil
C. Graeff-Teixeira
Affiliation:
Laboratório de Biologia Parasitária da Escola de Ciências da Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil
S.R. Gomes*
Affiliation:
Laboratório de Malacologia, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ), Åvenida Brasil 4365, 21040-900 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil
A.L. Morassutti
Affiliation:
Laboratório de Biologia Parasitária da Escola de Ciências da Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil
*
Author for correspondence: S.R. Gomes, E-mail: suzete.gomes@ioc.fiocruz.br
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Abstract

Many molluscs may be infected with angiostrongylid larvae. Following the histopathological diagnosis of abdominal angiostrongyliasis in a grape farmer from southern Brazil, molluscs in the area were investigated. During a nocturnal search, 245 specimens of slugs were collected and identified as the invasive Chinese slug Meghimatium pictum. Angiostrongylus costaricensis worms were recovered from mice that were experimentally infected with larvae obtained from 11 (4.5%) of the molluscs. This study presents the first report of M. pictum being identified as an intermediate host for A. costaricensis. Most of the slugs were collected from grape plants, which suggests that transmission may be associated with grape consumption.

Keywords

abdominal angiostrongyliasisAngiostrongylushuman infectionMeghimatium pictum

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Journal of Helminthology , Volume 93 , Issue 6 , November 2019 , pp. 775 - 777
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2018 

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