Publications

first record of angiostrongylus costaricensis morera and céspedes, 1971 in ecuador.

third-stage metastrongyle larvae were recovered from slugs (vaginulus sp.) collected in santa lucia, ecuador, a town about 40 miles north of guayaquil. some of the larvae were inoculated into laboratory-bred cotton rats and adults of angiostrongylus costaricensis were later recovered. this is the first report of this parasite in ecuador.