TABLE II. Geographical sites recorded, definitive hosts known, year of first larval record, intermediate host recorded and larval identification methodology, for Angiostrongylus costaricensis in the Americas.
Geographical site | Definitive host known | First record of larvae | Intermediate host | Larval identification methodology | References |
Costa Rica | Yes | 1970 | S. plebeia Diplosolenodes occidentalis | Morphological | 65 |
ParanĂ¡, Brazil | Yes | 1991 | L. maximus B. similaris L. flavus | Morphological | 32 |
Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | Yes | 1993 | Cornu aspersum P. variegatus P. soleiformis B. angustipes B. similaris | Morphological | 29 , 66 |
2018 | Meghimatium pictum | Morphological-experimentation | 67 | ||
Santa Catarina, Brazil | Yes | 1999 | P. variegatus S. linguaeformis D. laeve | Morphological | 68 |
Ecuador | Yes | 1993 | S. plebeia | Morphological | 66 |
Honduras | Yes | 1993 | S. plebeia | Morphological | 66 |
Nicaragua | Yes | 1993 | S. plebeia | Morphological | 66 |