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First report of larval stages of Fasciola hepatica in a wild population of Pseudosuccinea columella from Cuba and the Caribbean

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 July 2010

A. Gutiérrez ,
A.A. Vázquez ,
Y. Hevia ,
J. Sánchez ,
A.C. Correa ,
S. Hurtrez-Boussès ,
J.-P. Pointier  and
A. Théron
A. Gutiérrez
Affiliation:
Laboratorio de Malacologia, IPK, Apartado 601, Marianao 13, C. Habana, Cuba
A.A. Vázquez
Affiliation:
Laboratorio de Malacologia, IPK, Apartado 601, Marianao 13, C. Habana, Cuba
Y. Hevia
Affiliation:
Laboratorio de Malacologia, IPK, Apartado 601, Marianao 13, C. Habana, Cuba
J. Sánchez
Affiliation:
Laboratorio de Malacologia, IPK, Apartado 601, Marianao 13, C. Habana, Cuba
A.C. Correa
Affiliation:
GEMI, UMR CNRS-IRD 2724 Centre de recherche IRD, 911, Avenue Agropolis BP 6450, 34394Montpellier, France
S. Hurtrez-Boussès
Affiliation:
Département de Biologie-Ecologie, Université de Montpellier, 4 Place E. Bataillon, 34095Montpellier Cedex 5, France
J.-P. Pointier
Affiliation:
USR 3278 CNRS-EPHE, CRIOBE, Université de Perpignan, 52 Av. Paul Alduy, 66860Perpignan, France
A. Théron*
Affiliation:
BETM, UMR 5244 CNRS-UPVD, Université de Perpignan, 52 Av. Paul Alduy, 66860Perpignan, France
*
*Fax: +33 468 662 281 E-mail: theron@univ-perp.fr
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Abstract

A wild population of the lymnaeid snail Pseudosuccinea columella infected by larval stages of Fasciola hepatica was discovered in the Pinar del Río Province, Cuba. One of 100 snails was infected in a rice culture field. This is the first time this species has been found acting as intermediate host of F. hepatica under natural conditions, not only for Cuba but also for the Caribbean area.

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Research Papers
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Journal of Helminthology , Volume 85 , Issue 1 , March 2011 , pp. 109 - 111
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2010

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