An ample variety of parasitic associations are found between mollusks and nematodes, in
which the mollusks may act as intermediate, paratenic or definitive hosts. Some free-living …

The giant African land snail, Achatina fulica, is an important invasive species in many
countries, where it causes losses in biodiversity and agriculture, as well as impacting the …

Angiostrongylus cantonensis is a nematode parasite that resides in the pulmonary arteries
of rodents, serving as its definitive hosts. The life cycle involves several species of non …

In this study, rodents (Rattus rattus) and mollusks (Achatina fulica) were captured in a small
forest located in a large metropolitan city in Brazil, and they were examined to investigate …

Terrestrial mollusks, including the invasive giant African snail (Lissachatina fulica), pose
significant public health risks due to their role as carriers of various pathogens, such as …

Aelurostrongylus abstrusus is a metastrongilid nematode that causes feline
aelurostrongylosis. The adult life stage parasitizes the lungs of wild and domestic felids …

Purnama MF, Salwiyah. 2022. Short Communication: Invasive mollusks Melanoides
tuberculata, and Achatina fulica in Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 23: 4770 …

The nematode Angiostrongylus cantonensis is the most common cause of
neuroangiostrongyliasis (manifested as eosinophilic meningitis) in humans. Gastropod …

Angiostrongylus cantonensis, a rat lungworm, is one of the leading causes of eosinophilic
meningitis in humans. Infection in humans occurs by the ingestion of intermediate hosts …

Excretory–secretory products (ESPs) are the main research targets for investigating the
hosts and helminths interaction. Parasitic worms can migrate to parasitic sites and avoid the …