Geographic Range Expansion for Rat Lungworm in North America. [PDF]
Emerg Infect Dis, 2015 Using quantitative PCR analysis and DNA sequencing, we provide evidence for the presence of rat lungworm (Angiostrongylus cantonensis) in Oklahoma, USA, and identified a potentially novel rat host (Sigmodon hispidus). Our results indicate a geographic range expansion for this medically and ecologically relevant parasite in North America.
York EM, Creecy JP, Lord WD, Caire W.
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A Review of Rat Lungworm Infection and Recent Data on Its Definitive Hosts in Hawaii [PDF]
Human-Wildlife Interactions, 2018 Rat lungworm (Angiostrongylus cantonensis) is a zoonotic nematode that causes rat lungworm disease (angiostrongyliasis), a potentially debilitating form of meningitis, in humans worldwide.
Jarvi, Susan I +2 more
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Rat Lungworm Infection in Rodents across Post-Katrina New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. [PDF]
Emerg Infect Dis, 2018 Rat lungworm (Angiostrongylus cantonensis), a parasitic nematode that can cause eosinophilic meningitis in humans, was first detected in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, in the mid-1980s and now appears to be widespread in the southeastern United States. We assessed the distribution, prevalence, and intensity of A.
Rael RC +5 more
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Zoonotic Rat Lungworm Angiostrongylus cantonensis in Black Rats, Houston, Texas, 2024. [PDF]
Emerg Infect DisThe 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.
Sierra DA +4 more
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Snail coprophagy: the encounter filter, food preferences, and rat lungworm (Angiostrongylus cantonensis) prevalence. [PDF]
ParasiteUnderstanding the factors driving infection prevalence among host species is crucial for effective disease mitigation. Angiostrongylus cantonensis, the rat lungworm, causes neuroangiostrongyliasis and serves as an excellent model for studying infection dynamics across hosts.
Rollins RL, Griffin CD, Cowie RH.
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Detection of Rat Lungworm (Angiostrongylus cantonensis) in Rats and Gastropods, Italy. [PDF]
Emerg Infect DisThe emerging zoonotic nematode Angiostrongylus cantonensis causes severe neural angiostrongyliasis in both humans and animals. The parasite has been reported in Spain. We detected A.
Pandian D +10 more
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Detection of Rat Lungworms in Invasive Mollusks, Georgia, USA, 2024. [PDF]
Emerg Infect DisThe rat lungworm, Angiostrongylus cantonensis, is an invasive, zoonotic parasite that can cause severe disease in humans. We collected A. cantonensis larvae from 2 host species, invasive apple and mystery snails, from bodies of water in Georgia, USA ...
Achatz TJ +7 more
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Rat lungworm Angiostrongylus cantonensis (Chen, 1935) (Nematoda: Strongylida: Metastrongylida)
EDIS, 2013 Like many pest and disease problems, rat lungworm has been slowly spreading around the world. First described by Chen from rats in China, the medical significance of this parasite was overlooked until 1944 when it was found infecting humans in Taiwan. Even then, because the report was published in Japanese, its importance remained largely unknown.
John Capinera, Heather S. Walden
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Update on the First Finding of the Rat Lungworm, Angiostrongylus cantonensis, in Rattus spp. in Continental Europe, Valencia, Spain, 2022. [PDF]
Pathogens, 2023 The following supporting information can be downloaded at: https://www.mdpi.com/article/10.3390/pathogens12040567/s1The rat lungworm, Angiostrongylus cantonensis, is an emerging parasite that can cause eosinophilic meningitis in humans. Over the past 60
Galán-Puchades MT +5 more
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Neuroangiostrongyliasis: Rat Lungworm Invades Europe. [PDF]
Am J Trop Med Hyg, 2023 Paredes-Esquivel C +3 more
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