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First Record of Angiostrongylus Costaricensis Morera and Céspedes, 1971 in Ecuador

Pedro MoreraSchool of Medicine, University of Costa Rica, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Guayaquil, Santa Lucía Health Center, National Institute of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine “Leopoldo Izquieta Pérez,”, San José, Costa Rica

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Ramón LazoSchool of Medicine, University of Costa Rica, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Guayaquil, Santa Lucía Health Center, National Institute of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine “Leopoldo Izquieta Pérez,”, San José, Costa Rica

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Jorge UrquizoSchool of Medicine, University of Costa Rica, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Guayaquil, Santa Lucía Health Center, National Institute of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine “Leopoldo Izquieta Pérez,”, San José, Costa Rica

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Manuel LlagunoSchool of Medicine, University of Costa Rica, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Guayaquil, Santa Lucía Health Center, National Institute of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine “Leopoldo Izquieta Pérez,”, San José, Costa Rica

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DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.1983.32.1460
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Volume 32: Issue 6
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1460–1461
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Third-stage metastrongyle larvae were recovered from slugs (Vaginulus sp.) collected in Santa Lucía, Ecuador, a town about 40 miles north of Guayaquil. Some of the larvae were inoculated into laboratory-bred cotton rats and adults of Angiostrongylus costaricensis were later recovered. This is the first report of this parasite in Ecuador.
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Copyright © 1983 by The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 1983
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21 Jun 1983
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Nov 1983
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