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.
Randi L. Rollins +2 more
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A Review of Rat Lungworm Infection and Recent Data on Its Definitive Hosts in Hawaii
Human-Wildlife Interactions, 2019 Rat lungworm (Angiostrongylus cantonensis) is a zoonotic nematode that causes rat lungworm disease (angiostrongyliasis), a potentially debilitating form of meningitis, in humans worldwide.
Chris N. Niebuhr +2 more
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Rat lungworm (Angiostrongylus cantonensis) active larval emergence from deceased bubble pond snails (Bullastra lessoni) into water [PDF]
Parasitology, 2023 Angiostrongylus cantonensis (the rat lungworm) is a zoonotic parasite of non-permissive accidental (dogs, humans, horses, marsupials, birds) hosts.
Phoebe Rivory, Rogan Lee, Jan Šlapeta
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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.
Divakaran Pandian +10 more
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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 ...
Chasen D. Griffin +2 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 ...
John Capinera, Heather S. Walden
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Reducing Rat Lungworm Disease in Hawai'i Through a Collaborative Partnership With K-12 School Garden and Agriculture Projects [PDF]
Frontiers in Public Health, 2018 A recent increase in serious cases of rat lungworm disease impacts Hawai'i's agriculture and human health. Slugs and snails, agricultural pests, are intermediate hosts of Angiostrongylus cantonensis the rat lungworm.
Kathleen Howe +5 more
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Detection of Rat Lungworms in Invasive Mollusks, Georgia, USA, 2024 [PDF]
Emerging Infectious DiseasesThe 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 ...
Tyler J. Achatz +7 more
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Barriers with Valve Mechanisms Are Predicted to Protect Crops from Slug Carriers of Rat Lungworm Disease [PDF]
Pathogens, 2023 Angiostrongyliasis (Rat Lungworm disease) is an emerging parasitic disease caused by the ingestion of gastropods infected with the neurotropic nematode Angiostrongylus cantonensis.
Amy T Hou
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Angiostrongylus cantonensis Nematode Invasion Pathway, Mallorca, Spain [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2022 Neural angiostrongyliasis is an emerging zoonosis caused by the rat lungworm, Angiostrongylus cantonensis. In humans, infection with this nematode often results in eosinophilic meningitis and other severe disorders of the central nervous system.
Sofia Delgado-Serra +3 more
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