Autochthonous Rat Lungworm Angiostrongylus cantonensis Infections in Accidental and Definitive Hosts, San Diego, California, USA [PDF]
Emerging Infectious DiseasesThe rat lungworm, Angiostrongylus cantonensis, is an emerging veterinary and public health concern. We describe A. cantonensis infections in a zoo-housed parma wallaby and free-ranging Virginia opossums and roof rats in San Diego, California, USA ...
Shotaro Nakagun +9 more
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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.
Nicole L. Gottdenker +10 more
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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 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.
Lanto A. Maminirina +4 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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Case Reports in Anesthesiology, 2018 Angiostrongylus cantonensis, the rat lungworm, is the most common infectious cause of eosinophilic meningitis and can be fatal. The parasite can be found throughout Southeast Asia and Pacific Islands and the global distribution is expanding.
Jennifer Busse +4 more
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Angiostrongylus cantonensis and neuroangiostrongyliasis (rat lungworm disease): 2020. [PDF]
Parasitology, 2021 Jarvi S, Prociv P.
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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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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 John Jacob, Argon Steel, Susan I Jarvi
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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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