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.
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Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2023 Rat lungworm (Angiostrongylus cantonensis), a zoonotic parasite invasive to the United States, causes eosinophilic meningoencephalitis. A. cantonensis harbors in rat reservoir hosts and is transmitted through gastropods and other paratenic hosts.
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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.
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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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Angiostrongylus cantonensis Lungworms in Definitive and Intermediate Hosts, Madagascar, 2024 [PDF]
Emerging Infectious DiseasesWe assessed the prevalence of the rat lungworm, Angiostrongylus cantonensis, in rats and snails in Toamasina, Madagascar, using molecular techniques.
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The pathogenic nematode Angiostrongylus cantonensis is a leading global causative agent of eosinophilic meningitis in humans and other species. Clinically, this disease is known as neuroangiostrongyliasis but is colloquially recognized as rat lungworm ...
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Angiostrongylus cantonensis and neuroangiostrongyliasis (rat lungworm disease): 2020. [PDF]
Parasitology, 2021 Jarvi S, Prociv P.
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Predictive Approach to Mapping Angiostrongylus cantonensis Nematode Distribution, Canary Islands, Spain [PDF]
Emerging Infectious DiseasesThe invasive nematode Angiostrongylus cantonensis (rat lungworm) can cause eosinophilic meningitis in humans. Once restricted to Southeast Asia, A. cantonensis nematodes are now widespread across the tropics and have been reported in Europe.
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Clinical Efficacy and Safety of Albendazole and Other Benzimidazole Anthelmintics for Rat Lungworm Disease (Neuroangiostrongyliasis): A Systematic Analysis of Clinical Reports and Animal Studies. [PDF]
Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2022 Susan I Jarvi, Argon Steel, John Jacob
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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 ...
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