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Diverse Gastropod Hosts of Angiostrongylus cantonensis, the Rat Lungworm, Globally and with a Focus on the Hawaiian Islands

PLoS ONE, 2014
Eosinophilic meningitis caused by the parasitic nematode Angiostrongylus cantonensis is an emerging infectious disease with recent outbreaks primarily in tropical and subtropical locations around the world, including Hawaii. Humans contract the disease primarily through ingestion of infected gastropods, the intermediate hosts of Angiostrongylus ...
Jaynee R Kim, Kenneth A Hayes, Norine W Yeung, Robert H Cowie   +3 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Case Report: Neurological and pulmonary angiostrongylosis in a Ryukyu long-furred rat (Diplothrix legata) on Amami-Oshima Island, Japan

Frontiers in Parasitology
A Ryukyu long-furred rat (Diplothrix legata) rescued on Amami-Oshima Island, located in the southwestern Japan, exhibited neurological signs, including nystagmus and ataxia, and died six days after supportive treatment.
So Shinya, Toshihiro Tokiwa, Keita Sakashita, Hisashi Yoshimura, Ryotaro Suzuki, Ryouta Torimoto, Yukinori Muraoka, Masami Yamamoto   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Modelling the distribution in Hawaii ofAngiostrongylus cantonensis(rat lungworm) in its gastropod hosts

Parasitology, 2018
AbstractAngiostrongylus cantonensis(rat lungworm), a parasitic nematode, is expanding its distribution. Human infection, known as angiostrongyliasis, may manifest as eosinophilic meningitis, an emerging infectious disease. The range and incidence of this disease are expanding throughout the tropics and subtropics.
Jaynee R. Kim, Tamara M. Wong, Patrick A. Curry, Norine W. Yeung, Kenneth A. Hayes, Robert H. Cowie   +5 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Pathogens and policy – wildlife management lessons from disease ecology

Wildlife Biology, Volume 2025, Issue 5, September 2025.
Ilse Storch, Kaya Klop-Toker, Stephanie Kramer‐Schadt, Hideharu Tsukada   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The genetic variation of Angiostrongylus cantonensis in the People’s Republic of China

Infectious Diseases of Poverty, 2017
Background The People’s Republic of China (P.R. China) is the presumptive home range of the rat lungworm Angiostrongylus cantonensis, a major aetiological agent of human eosinophilic meningitis.
Shan Lv, Yi Zhang, Peter Steinmann, Jürg Utzinger, Xiao-Nong Zhou   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Predictive Approach to Mapping Angiostrongylus cantonensis Nematode Distribution, Canary Islands, Spain

Emerging Infectious Diseases
The 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.
Lucia Anettová, Jan Divíšek, Radovan Coufal, Anna Šipková, Jana Kačmaříková, Michal Horsák, Vojtech Baláž, Elena Izquierdo-Rodriguez, Barbora Červená, Pilar Foronda, David Modrý   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Update on the First Finding of the Rat Lungworm, Angiostrongylus cantonensis, in Rattus spp. in Continental Europe, Valencia, Spain, 2022. [PDF]

Pathogens, 2023
Galán-Puchades MT, Gómez-Samblás M, Osuna A, Sáez-Durán S, Bueno-Marí R, Fuentes MV.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

2025 ACVIM Forum Research Abstract Program

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Volume 39, Issue 6, November/December 2025.
wiley   +1 more source

Prevalence and distribution of Angiostrongylus cantonensis (Nematoda, Angiostrongylidae) in Achatina fulica (Mollusca, Gastropoda) in Baixada Santista, São Paulo, Brazil

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
INTRODUCTION Angiostrongylus cantonensis is causes eosinophilic meningoencephalitis in humans. Worldwide expansion of this nematode is linked to the dispersion of their hosts. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of A.
Laura Rocha Guerino, Iracy Lea Pecora, Marcel Sabino Miranda, Cryslaine Aguiar-Silva, Omar dos Santos Carvalho, Roberta Lima Caldeira, Reinaldo José da Silva   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Living in the city: Angiostrongylus cantonensis is a novel threat to an urban population of Florida burrowing owls (Athene cunicularia floridana) in south Florida

Parasites & Vectors
Background Angiostrongylus cantonensis, the rat lungworm, is a metastrongyloid parasite that uses rodents as definitive hosts, mollusks as intermediate hosts, and a wide range of invertebrate and vertebrate species as paratenic hosts.
Håkon Jones, Nicole M. Nemeth, Brittany Piersma, Rebecca Hardman, Lisa A. Shender, Raoul K. Boughton, Kayla B. Garrett, Nikole Castleberry, P. J. Deitschel, Xuan Hui Teo, Rebecca Radisic, Martha Frances Dalton, Michael J. Yabsley   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source