Survey of the African giant land snail (Archachatina marginata), intermediate host of intestinal parasites in Akure Metropolis, Ondo State

Survey of the African giant land snail (Archachatina marginata), intermediate host of intestinal parasites in Akure Metropolis, Ondo State

Abstract Background African giant land snails (Archachatina marginata) are hermaphroditic pulmonate nocturnal gastropods of the Achatinidae family. The snail is one of West Africa's largest known terrestrial snails. The majority of land snails live in Nigeria's derived guinea savannah'...

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Main Authors: Titus Adeniyi Olusi, Olugbenga Samuel Babatunde, Muideen Adeniji
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-10-01
Series:Bulletin of the National Research Centre
Subjects:
Snail
Parasites
Prevalence
Zoonosis
Host
Intestinal parasites
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s42269-021-00647-2

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s42269-021-00647-2

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