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

Table 4

Response of the local people in Muñoz, Nueva Ecija regarding awareness on parasitic diseases from rats and snails.

Question	Response (%)
Eat rats
Yes	60
No	40
Difference of rat species
Yes	98
No	2
Eat snails
Yes	84
No	16
Snail species as food
Birabid (R. quadrasi)	41
Susong pilipit/palipit (M. maculata)	71
Susong papa (Vivipara sp.)	69
Golden apple snail (P. canaliculata)	15
Source of snail
River	52
Irrigation	53
Rice field	40
Fish Pond	20
Small creek	16
Other animals from the field as source of food
Frog	53
Igat (eel)	35
Tulya (shellfish)	77
Fish	11
Talangka (crab)	20
Awareness of disease associated with eating snails
Yes	5
No	95