| first record of molluscs naturally infected with angiostrongylus cantonensis (chen, 1935) (nematoda: metastrongylidae) in brazil. | seeking the identification of angiostrongylus cantonensis as a potential etiological agent of three clinical cases of eosinophilic meningitis, mollusc specimens were collected in the state of espírito santo, brazil. the snails were identified as sarasinula marginata (45 specimens), subulina octona (157), achatina fulica (45) and bradybaena similaris (23). larvae obtained were submitted to polymerase chain reaction and restriction fragment length polymorphism diagnosis. their genetic profile were ... | 2007 | 18094889 |