INVESTIGADORES
CARMANCHAHI Pablo Daniel
artículos
Título:
Lymnaea truncatula Müller, 1774 (Pulmonata: Lymnaeidae) in Argentina: First Record of Presence and Natural Infection by Fasciola hepatica (Linnaeus, 1758) (Trematoda: Digenea)
Autor/es:
ISSIA, L; PIETROKOVSKY, S.;KLEIMAN, F.; CARMANCHAHI, P. Y WISNIVESKY-COLLI, C..
Revista:
VELIGER
Editorial:
California Malacozoological Society
Referencias:
Lugar: California; Año: 2008 vol. 50 p. 185 - 189
ISSN:
0042-3211
Resumen:
We report the first finding of Lymnaea truncatula in Argentina. In June and August 2006, 157 snails were collected from a stream in Sierras del Palauco, Province of Mendoza, northern Patagonia, Argentina. F. hepatica infection was detected in one of 50 specimens collected in June. In the Americas, this snail was reported from Bolivia and Chile, and its occurrence in Argentina may reflect an ongoing process of geographic expansion. In Argentine Patagonia, L. viatrix has been regarded as the only lymnaeid involved in the transmission of F. hepatica, but our results suggest that L. truncatula may also be playing a role.