title: Current distribution of Achatina fulica, in the state of São Paulo including records of Aelurostrongylus abstrusus (Nematoda) larvae infestation.
abstract: The currently known distribution range of Achatina fulica Bowdich, 1822, in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, is presented. The record of A. fulica naturally infested with Aelurostrongylus abstrusus larvae (Railliet, 1898) (Nematoda: Metastrongylidae) can be found in the city of Guaratinguetá. It was found A. fulica with Metastrongylidae larvae without known medical and veterinary importance in the cities of Carapicuíba, Embu-Guaçu, Itapevi, São Caetano do Sul, São Paulo and Taboão da Serra.
authors: Laboratório de Malacologia, Superintendência de Controle de Endemias, São Paulo, SP, Brasil. fernandap@sucen.sp.gov.br
authors: Fernanda Pires
authors: FP
authors: Ohlweiler
authors: Marisa Cristina de Almeida
authors: MC
authors: Guimarães
authors: Fernanda Yoshika
authors: FY
authors: Takahashi
authors: Juliana Manas
authors: JM
authors: Eduardo
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D005843:Geography; D011156:Population Density; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012908:Snails / Q000145:classification* / Q000469:parasitology*; D017183:Strongylida / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*