Vectors and Spatial Patterns of Angiostrongylus cantonensis in Selected Rice-Farming Villages of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija, Philippines

Table 3

Snails examined for Angiostrongylus cantonensis infection in Muñoz, Nueva Ecija.

(a)

Snails	⁢Sites					Total	Angiostrongylus cantonensis	Infected with other nematodes
	Bantug	Catalanacan	Matingkis	Sapang Cawayan	Villa Nati
Freshwater
Indoplanorbis exustus	1	1	10	0	2	14
Jagora asperata	2	1	0	4	0	7
Melanoides maculata	20	18	12	21 ()	18	89
Pomacea canaliculata	25	37	37	76 ()	25 ()	200
Radix quadrasi	22	24	39	20	33	138
Tarebia granifera	13	7	0	88	0	108		+
Vivipara angularis	1	0	25	7	8	41
Vivipara carinata	31	29	15	66	43	184
Total	115	117	138	282	129	781

(b)

Snails	Sites				Total	Angiostrongylus cantonensis	Infected with other nematodes
	Bagong Sicat	Poblacion East	Poblacion North	Poblacion South
Terrestrial
Achatina fulica	30	30	30	30	120