Popular knowledge: impacts and methods for controlling Achatina fulica in Valença – RJ, Brazil

Popular knowledge: impacts and methods for controlling Achatina fulica in Valença – RJ, Brazil

This study aimed to check the incidence of the African snail Achatina fulica in the Cambota neighborhood, Valença, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and investigate control strategies adopted by the population. Epidemiological questionnaires applied to 105 inhabitants evaluated the existence of their contact...

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Main Authors: Evelyn Durço, Tércia Vargas, Lidiane Silva, Vinícius Marins Carraro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2013-03-01
Series:Biotemas
Subjects:
Control
Epidemiological survey
Infection
Terrestrial mollusk
Online Access:http://www.biotemas.ufsc.br/volumes/pdf/volume261/189a196.pdf

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