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Scientometrics of zoonoses transmitted by the giant African snail Achatina fulica Bowdich, 1822.

Journal:
Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo
Year:
2017
Authors:
Pavanelli, Gilberto Cezar et al.
Affiliation:
Instituto Cesumar de Ci&#xea · Brazil

Abstract

The dissemination of the giant African snail Achatina fulica in several countries has triggered a great number of studies on the mollusk, including those on zoonoses related to health in humans. The current research is a scientific survey on articles published in four databases, namely, PubMed, Bireme, Scielo and Lilacs. Results indicate that Brazil has a prominent position in international scientific production on this subject, with focus on Angiostrongylus cantonensis occurrences.

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Original publication: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28423090/