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Release of Lungworm Larvae from Snails in the Environment: Potential for Alternative Transmission Pathways [PDF]

, 2015
Background: Gastropod-borne parasites may cause debilitating clinical conditions in animals and humans following the consumption of infected intermediate or paratenic hosts.
A Di Cesare, A Giannelli, A Giannelli, AJ Norton, Alessio Giannelli, Antonio Varcasia, C Tamponi, CA Waugh, CB Gerichter, CL Mendonça, CLGF Mendonça, CM Adema, CY Yii, D Heyneman, D Otranto, DH Molyneux, Domenico Otranto, DU Olveda, E Brianti, E Brianti, Emanuele Brianti, ER Morgan, Filipe Dantas-Torres, Francesca Abramo, G Annoscia, I Paperna, JE Ubelaker, JL Teem, Luigi Falsone, M Campion, Mark T. Fox, Martin Knaus, Matty Knight, P Seneviratna, QP Wang, RA Ramos, Rafael Antonio do Nascimento Ramos, RC Anderson, RH Cowie, SC Thiengo, SJ Kutz, SN Boev, SS Wu, TA Barçante, TC Cheng, TM Caro, TM Caro, TN Petney, TP Ng, VC Bonetti, Vito Colella, W Jeżewski   +51 more
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The Innate Immune Sensor Zbp1 Mediates Central Nervous System Inflammation Induced by Angiostrongylus Cantonensis by Promoting Macrophage Inflammatory Phenotypes. [PDF]

Adv Sci (Weinh)
This study reveals that Zbp1 plays a pivotal role in regulating neuroimmune interactions during Angiostrongylus cantonensis (AC) infection. Zbp1 modulates lymphocyte infiltration and natural killer (NK) cell cytotoxicity by promoting cytokine secretion and M1 polarization of macrophages, shaping the CNS immune microenvironment.
Zhou H, Zhou M, Liao X, Zhang L, Wei H, Lu Y, Zhang Y, Huang H, Hu Y, Chen T, Lv Z.   +10 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Rat lungworm survives winter: experimental overwintering of Angiostrongylus cantonensis larvae in European slugs

Parasitology, 2023
Abstract The rat lungworm Angiostrongylus cantonensis is a metastrongyloid nematode that causes neurological disorders in its accidental hosts, including humans.
Lucia Anettová, Anna Šipková, Elena Izquierdo-Rodríguez, Vivienne Velič, D. Modrý   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Newly developed SYBR Green-based quantitative real-time PCRs revealed coinfection evidence of Angiostrongylus cantonensis and A. malaysiensis in Achatina fulica existing in Bangkok Metropolitan, Thailand

Food and Waterborne Parasitology, 2021
Angiostrongylus cantonensis is a well-known pathogen causing eosinophilic meningitis associated with angiostrongyliasis. Humans, as accidental hosts, are infected by consuming undercooked snails containing third-stage larvae. A.
Wallop Jakkul, Kittipong Chaisiri, Naowarat Saralamba, Yanin Limpanont, Sirilak Dusitsittipon, Vachirapong Charoennitiwat, Abigail Hui En Chan, Urusa Thaenkham   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Gastropod-Borne Helminths: A Look at the Snail-Parasite Interplay. [PDF]

, 2015
More than 300 million people suffer from a range of diseases caused by gastropod-borne helminths, predominantly flatworms and roundworms, whose life cycles are characterized by a diversified ecology and epidemiology. Despite the plethora of data on these
Cantacessi, Cinzia, Colella, Vito, Dantas-Torres, Filipe, Giannelli, Alessio, Otranto, Domenico   +4 more
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Assessment of the socio‐economic impacts associated with the arrival of apple snail (Pomacea canaliculata) in Mwea irrigation scheme, Kenya

Pest Management Science, Volume 79, Issue 11, Page 4343-4356, November 2023., 2023
Rice production in Mwea irrigation scheme, Kenya is being threatened by the invasive freshwater snail, Pomacea canaliculata (Lamarck) (Ampullariidae). The cost of hired labor for physical removal of egg masses and adult snails is resulting in substantial negative effects on net income. Strategies to manage snail spread are urgently needed.
Kate L. Constantine, Fernadis Makale, Idah Mugambi, Duncan Chacha, Harrison Rware, Alexander Muvea, Vincent K. Kipngetich, Justice Tambo, Adewale Ogunmodede, Djami Djeddour, Corin F. Pratt, Ivan Rwomushana, Frances Williams   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hurdles in the evolutionary epidemiology of Angiostrongylus cantonensis: Pseudogenes, incongruence between taxonomy and DNA sequence variants, and cryptic lineages [PDF]

, 2018
Angiostrongylus cantonensis, the rat lungworm, is a zoonotic pathogen that is one of the leading causes of eosinophilic meningitis worldwide. This parasite is regarded as an emerging pathogen with a global range expansion out of southeastern Asia post ...
Criscione, Charles D., Dusitsittipon, Sirilak, Komalamisra, Chalit, Morand, Serge, Thaenkham, Urisa   +4 more
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Thirty years of slug control using the parasitic nematode Phasmarhabditis hermaphrodita and beyond

Pest Management Science, Volume 79, Issue 10, Page 3408-3424, October 2023., 2023
The nematode Phasmarhabditis hermaphrodita is a parasite of slugs and snails and has been formulated into a biological control agent for use across northern Europe since 1994. Here, we review all research on P. hermaphrodita that has been carried out over the last 30 years and suggest future priorities.
Robbie Rae, Laura Sheehy, Kerry McDonald‐Howard   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis contributes to the immunosuppression of mice infected with Angiostrongylus cantonensis [PDF]

, 2016
PCR primers used in this study.
Ai-ling Chen, Jin-feng Liu, Jing-fan Qiu, Wei Wang, Xi Sun, Xin Zeng, Xin-jian Liu, Yong Wang   +7 more
core   +2 more sources

Angiostrongyliasis detected by next-generation sequencing in a ELISA-negative eosinophilic meningitis: A case report

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2020
Next-generation sequencing (NGS) is an emerging method with the potential of pan-pathogen screening. This study described a case of eosinophilic meningitis (EoM) with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)-negative results for Angiostrongylus ...
Yueli Zou, Hongzhi Guan, Honglong Wu, Hui Bu, Litian Yan, Yifei Zhu, Junying He   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source