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The Global Spread Pattern of Rat Lungworm Based on Mitochondrial Genetics. [PDF]
Pathogens, 2023 Eosinophilic meningitis due to rat lungworm, Angiostrongylus cantonensis, is a global public health concern. Human cases and outbreaks have occurred in the new endemic areas, including South America and Spain. The growing genetic data of A. cantonensis provides a unique opportunity to explore the global spread pattern of the parasite.
Tian X +5 more
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Stressed snails release Angiostrongylus cantonensis (rat lungworm) larvae in their slime. [PDF]
One Health, 2023 This study investigated the influence of stress on release of Angiostrongylus cantonensis larvae from a snail host, Parmarion martensi. We subjected 140 infected, wild-caught P. martensi to three stress-inducing treatments (heat, molluscicide, physical disturbance) and an unstressed control treatment for 24 h, after which larval presence and abundance ...
Rollins RL, Medeiros MCI, Cowie RH.
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Management of Rat Lungworm Disease (Neuroangiostrongyliasis) Using Anthelmintics: Recent Updates and Recommendations. [PDF]
Pathogens, 2022 While there have been legitimate concerns in the past regarding the use of anthelmintics for the management of neuroangiostrongyliasis (rat lungworm disease), recent studies demonstrate that they can be considered safe and efficacious, particularly albendazole, which is regarded as the choice anthelmintic for its management.
Jacob J, Steel A, Howe K, Jarvi S.
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Larvicidal Efficacy of Ozone and Ultrasound on Angiostrongylus cantonensis (Rat Lungworm) Third-Stage Larvae. [PDF]
Foods, 2022 The parasitic nematode Angiostrongylus cantonensis (rat lungworm) is the leading cause of human eosinophilic meningitis worldwide. Most human infections occur through the accidental consumption of A. cantonensis hidden within produce as infectious third-stage larvae (L3), yet little research has been published addressing possible methods to mitigate ...
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Insights into the biology of the rat lungworm, Angiostrongylus cantonensis. [PDF]
Parasit VectorsAbstract Angiostrongylus 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, a globally emerging but neglected disease.
Griffin CD, Ezenwa VO, Cowie RH.
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Rat lungworm survives winter: experimental overwintering of Angiostrongylus cantonensis larvae in European slugs. [PDF]
Parasitology, 2023 AbstractThe rat lungworm Angiostrongylus cantonensis is a metastrongyloid nematode that causes neurological disorders in its accidental hosts, including humans. This invasive pathogen is native to Southeast Asia and adjacent regions and is gradually expanding its distribution to tropical and subtropical areas with new foci discovered near temperate ...
Anettová L +4 more
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A Hawaii public education programme for rat lungworm disease prevention. [PDF]
Parasitology, 2021 AbstractEducation is essential for lowering cases of Angiostrongyliasis in Hawaii. A professional development course on rat lungworm disease (RLWD) prevention was offered to Hawaii K-12 teachers during the 2018–2019 school year. Fourteen teachers, 11 from Hawaii Island and three from Maui, representing grades K, 2, 6–8, and 10−12, completed workshops ...
Howe K +4 more
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Angiostrongylus cantonensis (rat lungworm) in Florida, USA: current status. [PDF]
Parasitology, 2021 AbstractAngiostrongylus cantonensis has been found in Florida, USA, from the panhandle in the north to Miami and surrounding areas in the southern parts of the state, in both definitive and intermediate hosts in a limited studies completed in 2015. Additional studies have identified this parasite in a variety of intermediate hosts, both native and non ...
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Magnetic resonance imaging in dogs with neuroangiostrongyliasis (rat lungworm disease). [PDF]
Parasitology, 2021 AbstractThe magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) appearance of the brain and spinal cord in humans with neuroangiostrongyliasis (NA) due to Angiostrongylus cantonensis infection has been well reported. Equivalent studies in animals are lacking. This case series describes clinical and MRI findings in 11 dogs with presumptively or definitively diagnosed NA ...
Wun MK +9 more
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Isolate-specific rat brain transcriptional responses to rat lungworm (Angiostrongylus cantonensis). [PDF]
Pathog DisAbstract The rat lungworm (Angiostrongylus cantonensis) is an invasive parasite of rats that in accidental hosts, such as dogs and humans, causes eosinophilic meningitis. In Australia, only two distinct rat lungworm cox1 haplotypes have been detected in clinically affected dogs, with haplotype Ac13 implicated in most cases. Using locally
Rivory P, Lee R, Šlapeta J.
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