Insights into the biology of the rat lungworm, Angiostrongylus cantonensis [PDF]
Parasites & VectorsAngiostrongylus cantonensis is a parasitic nematode with a complex life cycle involving rats as definitive hosts and gastropods as intermediate hosts. The parasite can infect other organisms, including humans, in which it causes neuroangiostrongyliasis ...
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Angiostrongylus cantonensis Meningo-Encephalitis in Children-Heightened Awareness Needed During Prolonged Wet Weather Conditions. [PDF]
J Paediatr Child HealthAngiostrongylus cantonensis, the leading cause of eosinophilic meningoencephalitis, is well established in eastern Australia. Prolonged wet weather in Queensland during 2021–2022 coincided with anecdotal reports of increased neuroangiostrongyliasis cases,
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Detection of Rat Lungworm (Angiostrongylus cantonensis) in Rats and Gastropods, Italy [PDF]
Emerging Infectious DiseasesThe emerging zoonotic nematode Angiostrongylus cantonensis causes severe neural angiostrongyliasis in both humans and animals. The parasite has been reported in Spain. We detected A.
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Zoonotic Rat Lungworm Angiostrongylus cantonensis in Black Rats, Houston, Texas, 2024 [PDF]
Emerging Infectious DiseasesThe Angiostrongylus cantonensis rat lungworm is a zoonotic nematode that infects several rat species. This nematode causes eosinophilic meningitis and meningoencephalitis in humans and other accidental hosts. We found a 20% prevalence of A.
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Parasites & Vectors, 2023 Background Angiostrongylus cantonensis (rat lungworm) is the main pathogen responsible for eosinophilic meningitis in humans. One of its intermediate snail hosts, Achatina fulica, was already present in many countries around the world before it appeared ...
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A Structural Analysis of Host–Parasite Interactions in Achatina fulica (Giant African Snail) Infected with Angiostrongylus cantonensis [PDF]
Pathogens, 2023 Angiostrongylus cantonensis is a nematode parasite that resides in the pulmonary arteries of rodents, serving as its definitive hosts. The life cycle involves several species of non-marine gastropods as intermediate hosts, and the African giant snail ...
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Pathogens, 2023 Angiostrongylus cantonensis is the major etiological nematode parasite causing eosinophilic meningitis and/or eosinophilic meningoencephalitis in humans.
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Prevalence and distribution of Angiostrongylus cantonensis (Nematoda, Angiostrongylidae) in Achatina fulica (Mollusca, Gastropoda) in Baixada Santista, São Paulo, Brazil [PDF]
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2017 INTRODUCTION Angiostrongylus cantonensis is causes eosinophilic meningoencephalitis in humans. Worldwide expansion of this nematode is linked to the dispersion of their hosts. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of A.
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Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2023 Rat lungworm (Angiostrongylus cantonensis), a zoonotic parasite invasive to the United States, causes eosinophilic meningoencephalitis. A. cantonensis harbors in rat reservoir hosts and is transmitted through gastropods and other paratenic hosts.
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Lizards as sentinels for the distribution of Angiostrongylus cantonensis. [PDF]
Epidemiol InfectThe rat lungworm Angiostrongylus cantonensis is a zoonotic metastrongyloid nematode currently considered an emerging pathogen. Originating in Southeast Asia, this nematode has spread to tropical and subtropical parts of the world via its invasive rodent ...
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