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First report of Lymnaea cousini Jousseaume, 1887 naturally infected with Fasciola hepatica (Linnaeus, 1758) (Trematoda: Digenea) in Machachi, Ecuador
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VILLACENCIO A, Angel; VASCONCELLOS, Mauricio Carvalho de. First report of Lymnaea cousini Jousseaume, 1887 naturally infected with Fasciola hepatica (Linnaeus, 1758) (Trematoda: Digenea) in Machachi, Ecuador. Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, v. 100, n, 7, p. 735-737, Nov. 2005.
0074-0276
10.1590/S0074-02762005000700010
1678-8060
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Villavicencio A, Angel
Vasconcellos, Mauricio Carvalho de
Resumen
We report the first finding of Lymnaea cousini naturally infected with Fasciola hepatica in Ecuador. A sample of
70 snails was collected in April 2005 from a wetland located in a valley at approximately 3000 m a.s.l., near the
locality of Machachi, Pichincha Province. The prevalence of natural infection in L. cousini was 31.43%, which is
the highest value ever recorded for naturally infected lymnaeid species.