Giant african snail, Achatina fulica (Férussac, 1821): an environmental and public health problem in the northwestern of Paraná State, Brazil
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Resumo: | 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 concerned about the transmission of diseases and losses in agricultural crops, but few recognize this pest as the basis of environmental imbalance. It is suggested to implement actions seeking the dissemination of such knowledge and the awareness of the population about the impact of this mollusk on the environment. |
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Giant african snail, Achatina fulica (Férussac, 1821): an environmental and public health problem in the northwestern of Paraná State, Brazilmolluskintroduced speciesenvironmentsocial study. 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 concerned about the transmission of diseases and losses in agricultural crops, but few recognize this pest as the basis of environmental imbalance. It is suggested to implement actions seeking the dissemination of such knowledge and the awareness of the population about the impact of this mollusk on the environment. Universidade Estadual De Maringá2017-09-18info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttp://www.periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciBiolSci/article/view/3556910.4025/actascibiolsci.v39i3.35569Acta Scientiarum. Biological Sciences; Vol 39 No 3 (2017); 301-307Acta Scientiarum. Biological Sciences; v. 39 n. 3 (2017); 301-3071807-863X1679-9283reponame:Acta Scientiarum Biological Sciencesinstname:Universidade Estadual de Maringá (UEM)instacron:UEMenghttp://www.periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciBiolSci/article/view/35569/pdfCopyright (c) 2017 Acta Scientiarum. Biological Sciencesinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessAndreazzi, Márcia AparecidaGasparotto, FrancielliPaccola, Edneia Aparecida de SouzaSilva, Cleiltan Novais daRodrigues, Aparecida de Fatima CraccoLizama, Maria de los Angeles Perez2022-02-17T22:00:15Zoai:periodicos.uem.br/ojs:article/35569Revistahttp://www.periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciBiolSciPUBhttp://www.periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciBiolSci/oai||actabiol@uem.br1807-863X1679-9283opendoar:2022-02-17T22:00:15Acta Scientiarum Biological Sciences - Universidade Estadual de Maringá (UEM)false |
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Giant african snail, Achatina fulica (Férussac, 1821): an environmental and public health problem in the northwestern of Paraná State, Brazil |
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Giant african snail, Achatina fulica (Férussac, 1821): an environmental and public health problem in the northwestern of Paraná State, Brazil |
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Giant african snail, Achatina fulica (Férussac, 1821): an environmental and public health problem in the northwestern of Paraná State, Brazil Andreazzi, Márcia Aparecida mollusk introduced species environment social study. |
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Giant african snail, Achatina fulica (Férussac, 1821): an environmental and public health problem in the northwestern of Paraná State, Brazil |
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Giant african snail, Achatina fulica (Férussac, 1821): an environmental and public health problem in the northwestern of Paraná State, Brazil |
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Giant african snail, Achatina fulica (Férussac, 1821): an environmental and public health problem in the northwestern of Paraná State, Brazil |
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Giant african snail, Achatina fulica (Férussac, 1821): an environmental and public health problem in the northwestern of Paraná State, Brazil |
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Giant african snail, Achatina fulica (Férussac, 1821): an environmental and public health problem in the northwestern of Paraná State, Brazil |
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Andreazzi, Márcia Aparecida |
author_facet |
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 |
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Gasparotto, Francielli Paccola, Edneia Aparecida de Souza Silva, Cleiltan Novais da Rodrigues, Aparecida de Fatima Cracco Lizama, Maria de los Angeles Perez |
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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 |
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mollusk introduced species environment social study. |
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mollusk introduced species environment social study. |
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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 concerned about the transmission of diseases and losses in agricultural crops, but few recognize this pest as the basis of environmental imbalance. It is suggested to implement actions seeking the dissemination of such knowledge and the awareness of the population about the impact of this mollusk on the environment. |
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2017 |
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Universidade Estadual De Maringá |
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Universidade Estadual De Maringá |
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