Report of Pseudosuccinea columella, infected with Fasciola hepatica at Sierra de los Cuchumatanes, Guatemala

Objective. Identify the natural infection of freshwater snails as an intermediate host of Fasciola hepatica in Guatemala. Materials and methods. Freshwater snails were collected in a highaltitude village (3.000 mamsl) from Huehuetenango department, where fasciolasis is endemic. The identification of...

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Main Authors: Manuel Lepe-López, Federico Villatoro-Paz, Carlos Valdez-Sandoval, Ligia Rios, Mercedes Díaz-Rodríguez, Dennis Guerra-Centeno
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Universidad de Cordoba 2020-01-01
Series:Revista MVZ Cordoba
Subjects:
trematode infections
snails
zoonosis
Online Access:https://revistamvz.unicordoba.edu.co/article/view/e1616/2413
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