Survival of Escherichia coli in Edible Land Snails: Implications for Heliciculture and Public Health.
Mary Nkongho TanyitikuGraeme NicholasJon J SullivanIgor C Njombissie PetcheuStephen L W OnPublished in: Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) (2024)
in snail faeces indicated that land snails could serve as a mode of transmission of microbial pathogens to susceptible hosts, including humans. Further research is recommended to better quantify the direct and indirect health risks of pathogen transmission by edible snails to humans.