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Lungworm from Rats captured in Britain

Nature, 1957
DURING the period December 1954–April 1956, the lungs of a total of 191 wild rats from Cambridge, Cardiff, Liverpool, London, Nottingham, St. Albans and Wolverhampton were examined for lungworms. They included 24 Rattus rattus L. and 167 Rattus norvegicus Erkl. It was only possible to examine fresh lungs of nine Rattus rattus from London. The remaining
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Species Identity and Size are Associated with Rat Lungworm Infection in Gastropods

EcoHealth, 2020
Angiostrongylus cantonensis, the rat lungworm, is an emerging zoonotic pathogen that cycles between definitive rat and intermediate gastropod hosts. Zoonotic infection occurs when humans intentionally or accidentally consume infectious larvae in a gastropod host, and may manifest as neuroangiostrongyliasis, characterized by eosinophilic meningitis ...
Matthew C I, Medeiros, Randi L, Rollins, Ma Vida, Echaluse, Robert H, Cowie   +3 more
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Evaluation of the mechanism of action of albendazole on adult rat lungworm (Angiostrongylus cantonensis)

Experimental Parasitology, 2022
Albendazole is considered the anthelmintic of choice for the management of rat lungworm disease (neuroangiostrongyliasis), due to its broad spectrum of nematocidal activity and its ability to cross the blood-brain barrier. Albendazole binds to β-tubulins, preventing their polymerization into microtubules, thereby corrupting the cascade of cell division
John, Jacob, Md Afjalus, Siraj, Argon, Steel, Ghee, Tan, Susan, Jarvi   +4 more
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Angiostrongyliasis or Rat Lungworm Disease: a Perspective From Hawai'i

Current Tropical Medicine Reports, 2018
Angiostrongyliasis is contracted by the ingestion of or exposure to the zoonotic parasite Angiostrongylus cantonensis, which requires two hosts to complete its life cycle. Rats are known to be the definitive hosts and mollusks are intermediate hosts.
Susan I. Jarvi, Kathleen Howe, Patricia Macomber   +2 more
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Rat Lungworm (Angiostrongylus cantonensis) in the Invasive Cuban Treefrog (Osteopilus septentrionalis) in Central Florida, USA

Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 2022
Cuban treefrogs, Osteopilus septentrionalis, were grossly examined for parasites and parasite species confirmed by PCR. Angiostrongylus cantonensis larvae were recovered from the hind leg muscle of O. septentrionalis. This is the first report of the zoonotic rat lungworm in the Cuban treefrog and new geographic location (Volusia County) in Florida, US.
Ellis C, Chase, Robert J, Ossiboff, Terence M, Farrell, April L, Childress, Kelsey, Lykins, Steve A, Johnson, Nina, Thompson, Heather D S, Walden   +7 more
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Angiostrongylus cantonensis and rat lungworm disease in Brazil.

Hawai'i journal of medicine & public health : a journal of Asia Pacific Medicine & Public Health, 2014
The metastrongyloid nematode genus Angiostrongylus includes 18 species, two of which are relevant from a medical standpoint, Angiostrongylus costaricensis and Angiostrongylus cantonensis. The first was described from Costa Rica in 1971 and causes abdominal angiostrongyliasis in the Americas, including in Brazil.
Silvana Carvalho, Thiengo, Raquel de Oliveira, Simões, Monica Ammon, Fernandez, Arnaldo, Maldonado   +3 more
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Genetic differences in the rat lungworm, Angiostrongylus cantonensis (Nematoda: Angiostrongylidae), in Thailand

Journal of Helminthology, 2014
AbstractThis study surveyed the genetic differences among Angiostrongylus cantonensis (A. cantonensis) using the mitochondrial cytochrome b (cytb) gene. Partial cytb sequences were determined for 91 worms from eight locations in Thailand. Using morphological techniques, the nematodes were found to be A. cantonensis. Phylogenetic analysis found two main
S, Dusitsittipon, U, Thaenkham, D, Watthanakulpanich, P, Adisakwattana, C, Komalamisra   +4 more
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Australia’s gardens, slugs and snails: the risks of pica and rat-lungworm infection

Australasian Psychiatry, 2013
Griffith Health, School of Medicine ; No Full ...
Beckmann, Klaus Martin, Bygott, Jeanine Maree   +1 more
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Lidocaine Infusion for Refractory Pain from Rat Lungworm Disease - Honolulu, Hawai'i.

Hawai'i journal of health & social welfare, 2021
Human infection with Angiostrongyloides cantonensis, or rat lungworm disease, manifests most commonly with neurologic symptoms that often include severe diffuse pain. While pain is reported by the majority of patients with rat lungworm disease, there are presently no published guidelines on the approach to pain management for these patients.
Kirth, Cucueco, Kristin, Bathen, Daniel, Fischberg   +2 more
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Tawny frogmouths and brushtail possums as sentinels for Angiostrongylus cantonensis, the rat lungworm

Veterinary Parasitology, 2013
The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of angiostrongylosis in tawny frogmouths (Podargus strigoides) and brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula) with signs of neurological disease, and to describe the clinicopathological features of angiostrongylosis in both species.
Gemma, Ma, Michelle, Dennis, Karrie, Rose, David, Spratt, Derek, Spielman   +4 more
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