title: [Snail hosts of Paragonimus in Asia and America].
abstract: This is a comprehensive review of snail hosts of Paragonimus distributed worldwide exclusive of Africa. Fifty-eight species of snails are listed, of which 67% occur in China. Most of the Chinese snails are classified as Pomatiopsinae Erhaiini or Triculinae of the family Pomatiopsidae. Problems associated with a number of names and concepts have been clarified.
authors.affiliation: Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, PA 19103, USA.
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000569:Americas; D000818:Animals; D001208:Asia; D002681:China; D004197:Disease Reservoirs; D010238:Paragonimus; D012908:Snails / Q000145:classification / Q000469:parasitology*; D013045:Species Specificity; D009626:Terminology as Topic