Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo ()
Scientometrics of zoonoses transmitted by the giant African snail Achatina fulica Bowdich, 1822
Abstract
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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