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ArticleMemorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz2025

First record of natural infection by Angiostrongylus cantonensis (Nematoda: Metastrongyloidea) in Tanychlamys indica (Godwin-Austen, 1883) in the city of São Paulo, Brazil.

Dan Jessé Gonçalves da Mota, Sylvio Cesar Rocco, Liliane Ré Di Luca, Jailson Apóstolo Dos Santos, Eliana Fernandes Pavani Werneck, Amanda de Oliveira Baccin, Ricardo Gava, Vera Lucia Pereira-Chioccola, Leyva Cecília Vieira de Melo

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Dan Jessé Gonçalves da MotaSecretaria Municipal da Saúde de São Paulo, Divisão de Vigilância de Zoonoses, Laboratório de Pesquisa e Identificação de Fauna Sinantrópica, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6393-2663
Sylvio Cesar RoccoSecretaria Municipal da Saúde de São Paulo, Divisão de Vigilância de Zoonoses, Laboratório de Pesquisa e Identificação de Fauna Sinantrópica, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
Liliane Ré Di LucaSecretaria Municipal da Saúde de São Paulo, Divisão de Vigilância de Zoonoses, Laboratório de Pesquisa e Identificação de Fauna Sinantrópica, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
Jailson Apóstolo Dos SantosSecretaria Municipal da Saúde de São Paulo, Divisão de Vigilância de Zoonoses, Laboratório de Pesquisa e Identificação de Fauna Sinantrópica, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
Eliana Fernandes Pavani WerneckSecretaria Municipal da Saúde de São Paulo, Vigilância Ambiental, Unidade de Vigilância em Saúde, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
Amanda de Oliveira BaccinInstituto Adolfo Lutz, Centro de Parasitologia e Micologia, Núcleo de Enteroparasitas, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
Ricardo GavaInstituto Adolfo Lutz, Centro de Parasitologia e Micologia, Laboratório de Biologia Molecular de Parasitas e Fungos, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
Vera Lucia Pereira-ChioccolaInstituto Adolfo Lutz, Centro de Parasitologia e Micologia, Laboratório de Biologia Molecular de Parasitas e Fungos, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
Leyva Cecília Vieira de MeloInstituto Adolfo Lutz, Centro de Parasitologia e Micologia, Núcleo de Enteroparasitas, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.

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backgroundTanychlamys indica (Godwin-Austen, 1883) was reported as a serious pest in India. The snails are voracious and feed on a wide range of commercial crops. It has also been identified as an intermediate nematode host of Angiostrongylus cantonensis in Bombay, India. T. indica was recently introduced in Brazil by international trade of citrus fruit seedlings. First in the State of Santa Catarina and then in Paraná. Recently, it has been detected in the city of São Paulo threatening to spread to other Brazilian states.

objectivesWe report the first record, in Brazil, of the natural infection by L3 larvae of A. cantonensis isolated from T. indica collected in the Vila Leopoldina neighbourhood, located in the west zone of São Paulo city.

methodsIn January 2023, a team from LABFAUNA and UVIS Lapa collected 36 molluscs identified as T. indica in Vila Leopoldina, São Paulo city. Of these, 20 molluscs were subjected to individual parasitological analysis at the Instituto Adolfo Lutz, using the modified Rugai methodology.

findingsA total of 145 larvae were identified morphologically and classified according to Ash's criteria. These larvae were identified as third - stage larvae (L3) of A. cantonensis by real time polymerase chain reaction (PCR). MAIN

conclusionsIt is evident that further research is imperative to map the distribution of T. indica in Brazil and to assess its potential as an intermediate host for the nematode A. cantonensis, as well as the economic risks to agriculture. Over the past two decades, human cases of neuroangiostrongyliasis have been documented in the Southeast, North, Northeast, and South regions of Brazil. Additionally, there are records of natural infection with A. cantonensis in molluscs and rodents.

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