Journal of Parasitology Research

Research Article

The Chronology of Angiostrongylus vasorum (Baillet, 1866), Kamensky, 1905: Infection in Biomphalaria glabrata (Say, 1818)

Table 1

Larvae of Angiostrongylus vasorum situated in different tissues and/or organs after infection of Biomphalaria glabrata.
Infection timeLarvae location
PEFBCSHmDTAMCECMCTDGMCBBCMPSMEAGCTKD
30 min+---++------------
1 h----++++----------
2 h----+-+-+++---+---
3 h----+-+++++-------
4 h--+-+-----+-------
5 h-+--+-------------
6 h-+--++-----++--+--
8 h-+---+------------
12 h-+--+-------------
24 h-+--+----+--------
2 days-+----------------
3 days-+----------------
4 days-+----------------
5 days-+----------------
6 days-+----------------
8 days-+-----------+----
14 days-+-+- ---+---++-++
20 days-+-+----- -+-++-++
30 days-+-+---------+--++
60 days-+++------------++
PE: penetrating epithelia; FB: fibromuscular tissue or foot; CS: circulatory system (vessels or sinus); Hm: hemocele; DT: lumen of digestive tract; AM: adjacent to the mucosae; CE: crossing the epithelia; CM: crossing basement membrane; CT: connective tissue; DG: digestive gland; MC: mantle cavity; BB: buccal bulb; CM: columellar muscle; PS: pseudobranquia; ME: mantle epithelia; AG: albumen gland; CT: connective tissue between organs; KD: kidney.