title: Seasonal intensity of Angiostrongylus cantonensis in the intermediate host, Laevicaulis alte.
abstract: The slug, Laevicaulis alte, is a vector of Angiostrongylus cantonensis in the Greater Bombay area. The seasonal prevalence of A. cantonensis was investigated to determine the maximum intensity of the parasite in a field population occupying an area of approximately 400 m2. The maximum intensity of larvae was observed in the rainy months, June-November. Investigations showed that individual L. alte could tolerate an infecting dose of 150 first-stage A. cantonensis larvae before mortalities occurred.
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoonosis, Haffkine Institute, Parel, Bombay, India.
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Mahajan
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Almeida
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Sengupta
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Renapurkar
mesh_terms: D017185:Angiostrongylus cantonensis / Q000254:growth & development*; D000818:Animals; D004199:Disease Vectors; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D008974:Mollusca / Q000469:parasitology*; D011891:Rain; D051381:Rats; D012376:Rodent Diseases / Q000635:transmission*; D012621:Seasons; D017206:Strongylida Infections / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary*