Overview
- SENASA said laboratory tests identified Lissachatina fulica from a sample taken at a residence in Barrio Ciudadela.
- The detection occurred in San Miguel de Tucumán, and the agency will coordinate with provincial authorities to step up surveillance and control.
- Health officials note the snail can host nematodes tied to eosinophilic meningitis and abdominal angiostrongyliasis, and it can carry Aeromonas hydrophila.
- The public was told not to touch the snails or their mucus, to wash produce and hands, and to keep children away from any removal efforts.
- SENASA advised using gloves to collect specimens, killing them by crushing or with table salt, burying the remains, and reporting sightings to the Sinavimo system.