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First record of the invasive land snail Achatina (Lissachatina) fulica (Bowdich, 1822) (Gastropoda: Achatinidae), vector of Angiostrongylus cantonensis (Nematoda: Angiostrongylidae), in Havana, Cuba

Antonio A. VázquezLaboratorio de Malacología, Departamento de Control de Vectores, Instituto de Medicina Tropical ‘Pedro Kourí’, Autopista Novia del Mediodía, La Habana, CubaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Jorge SánchezLaboratorio de Malacología, Departamento de Control de Vectores, Instituto de Medicina Tropical ‘Pedro Kourí’, Autopista Novia del Mediodía, La Habana, Cuba
Pages 139-142 | Received 18 Jul 2014, Published online: 13 Dec 2014

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