Rearing of Lymnaea columella (Say, 1817), intermediate host of Fasciola hepatica (Linnaeus, 1758)

Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Cecília Pereira De Souza¹  Kelly Grace Magalhães¹ 

[1] ,Fundação do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz Centro de Pesquisas René Rachou Laboratório de MalacologiaBelo Horizonte MG ,Brasil

关键词: fasciolosis;    Lymnaea columella;    intermediate host;    Minas Gerais;    Brazil;    rearing techniques;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0074-02762000000500023

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

The intermediate host of Fasciola hepatica, Lymnaea columella, collected in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil, was reared in our laboratory. The aim of the current study was to standardize a rearing and maintenance technique. Two kinds of diet were tested: fresh lettuce (A) and rodent ration + 10% CaCO3 plus fresh lettuce (B). The age for the beginning of oviposition ranged from 27 to 57 days. Ten days after oviposition at 24.7°C, 100% eclosion occurred. The complete life cycle varied from 37 to 67 days. The average numbers of eggs per egg mass were 26.3 and 31.1 with diets (A) and (B), respectively. The lettuce and ration fed snails presented a increased growth although the difference was not statistically significant (p > 0.05). The mortality rate varied from 40 to 64% after 90 days. The maximum longevity was 183 days, 21.5 mm length and 11 mm wide. The methodology to mass breed and maintain these snails was found to be suitable in the laboratory

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