Internet-Sold Snail Pomacea canaliculata and Achatina fulica Might Transmit Angiostrongylus cantonensis in Mainland China
Internet-Sold Snail Pomacea canaliculata and Achatina fulica Might Transmit Angiostrongylus cantonensis in Mainland China
Yu Liang Cao1, Yue Guo2,3*, Hui Zhang2 and Chun Sheng Wang2
Fig. 1.
Four transmitters of Angiostrongylus cantonensis.
A: Wild type Pomacea canaliculata, with black shell; B: Gold snail, a breed of Pomacea canaliculata, with golden shell; C: Wild type Achatina fulica, with black foot; D: White jade snail, a breed of Achatina fulica, with white foot.
Fig. 2.
Endemic regions of A. cantonensis and its two snail transmitters and sales made on the internet.
August 2023
Vol. 55, Iss. 4, Pages 1501-2000
