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Giant african snail, Achatina fulica (Férussac, 1821): an environmental and public health problem in the northwestern of Paraná State, Brazil
Provedor de dados: Acta Scientiarum: Biological Sciences
Autores: Andreazzi, Márcia Aparecida; Gasparotto, Francielli; Paccola, Edneia Aparecida de Souza; Silva, Cleiltan Novais da; Rodrigues, Aparecida de Fatima Cracco; Lizama, Maria de los Angeles Perez.
 Achatina fulica, known as Giant African Snail (GAS), was introduced in Brazil as a substitute for the European escargot, Helix aspersa maxima. However, its cultivation was abandoned and the mollusk became an invasive species, found throughout Brazil and causing damage to health and the environment. In this context, this study analyzed the knowledge of the population about the damage caused by GAS, seeking to reveal a regional scenario on this issue. This exploratory and cross-sectional study was conducted by means of a questionnaire applied to 150 people, which obtained sociodemographic characteristics of respondents and specific responses about the knowledge and handling of GAS. The results showed that most of the respondents know the snail and are...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Mollusk; Introduced species; Environment; Social study.
Ano: 2017
URL: http://periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciBiolSci/article/view/35569