| angiostrongylus costaricensis: first record of its occurrence in the state of espirito santo, brazil, and a review of its geographic distribution. | abdominal angiostrongyliasis is a parasitic disease caused by angiostrongylus costaricensis, a metastrongylid nematode with wide geographic distribution, occurring from the united states to argentina. in brazil, the disease has been reported from the states of rio grande do sul, santa catarina, paraná, são paulo, federal district of brasília and minas gerais. we report here a case of abdominal angiostrongyliasis in a 9-year-old girl, from itatiba, state of espirito santo, brazil, submitted to ex ... | 1995 | 8599070 |
| first record of a nematode metastrongyloidea (aelurostrongylus abstrusus larvae) in achatina (lissachatina) fulica (mollusca, achatinidae) in brazil. | achatina (lissachatina) fulica was introduced in brazil in the 1980s for commercial purposes ("escargot" farming) and nowadays, mainly by human activity, it is widespread in at least 23 out of 26 brazilian states and brasília, including the amazonian region and natural reserves, where besides a general nuisance for people it is a pest and also a public health concern, since it is one of the natural intermediate host of angiostrongylus cantonensis, ethiological agent of the meningoencephalitis in ... | 2008 | 18078952 |