Dondero T J, Lim B L
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 1976 Mar(1):38-40.
Preliminary studies have shown that Lymnaea rubiginosa, a common fresh-water snail in Peninsular Malaysia, which is easily colonized and reared in the laboratory, is a capable experimental intermediate host for Angiostrongylus malaysiensis. Overall 73% of the snails tested became infected following 6 hours exposure to infective rat faeces. Higher infection rates, up to 100%, and heavier worm loads, occurred among the larger sized snails. Snail attrition was low except when very heavy worm loads were acquired.
初步研究表明，马来西亚半岛常见的淡水螺——粗糙沼螺，易于在实验室中定殖和饲养，是马来西亚管圆线虫的一种合格的实验中间宿主。总体而言，73%的受试螺在接触感染性大鼠粪便6小时后被感染。较大尺寸的螺感染率更高，可达100%，且虫负荷更重。除了获得非常高的虫负荷外，螺的损耗率较低。
