A Review of Rat Lungworm Infection and Recent Data on Its Definitive Hosts in Hawaii [PDF]
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 (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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Update on the First Finding of the Rat Lungworm, Angiostrongylus cantonensis, in Rattus spp. in Continental Europe, Valencia, Spain, 2022 [PDF]
Pathogens, 2023 The rat lungworm, Angiostrongylus cantonensis, is an emerging parasite that can cause eosinophilic meningitis in humans. Over the past 60 years, the worm has greatly expanded its original Asian distribution to most tropical and subtropical areas of the ...
María Teresa Galán-Puchades +5 more
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Angiostrongylus cantonensis and neuroangiostrongyliasis (rat lungworm disease): 2020. [PDF]
Parasitology, 2021 Jarvi S, Prociv P.
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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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Magnetic resonance imaging in dogs with neuroangiostrongyliasis (rat lungworm disease). [PDF]
Parasitology, 2021 AbstractThe magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) appearance of the brain and spinal cord in humans with neuroangiostrongyliasis (NA) due to Angiostrongylus cantonensis infection has been well reported. Equivalent studies in animals are lacking. This case series describes clinical and MRI findings in 11 dogs with presumptively or definitively diagnosed NA ...
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VaccineThe nematode Angiostrongylus cantonensis is a rat lungworm, a zoonotic pathogen that causes an emerging infectious disease known as neuroangiostrongyliasis or rat lungworm disease. This study evaluates the efficacy of a vaccine developed for a related species, Angiostrongylus costaricensis, to A. cantonensis in the definitive rat host. Wild-caught rats
Jarvi, Susan I +16 more
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Variation in <i>Angiostrongylus cantonensis</i> infection in definitive and intermediate hosts in Hawaii, a global hotspot of rat lungworm disease. [PDF]
Parasitology, 2021 AbstractAngiostrongylus cantonensis (rat lungworm) is a tropical and subtropical parasitic nematode, with infections in humans causing angiostrongyliasis (rat lungworm disease), characterized by eosinophilic meningitis. Hawaii has been identified as a global hotspot of infection, with recent reports of high infection rates in humans, as well as rat ...
Niebuhr CN +4 more
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Further studies of neuroangiostrongyliasis (rat lungworm disease) in Australian dogs: 92 new cases (2010-2020) and results for a novel, highly sensitive qPCR assay. [PDF]
Parasitology, 2021 AbstractThe principal aim of this study was to optimize the diagnosis of canine neuroangiostrongyliasis (NA). In total, 92 cases were seen between 2010 and 2020. Dogs were aged from 7 weeks to 14 years (median 5 months), with 73/90 (81%) less than 6 months and 1.7 times as many males as females.
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An Outbreak of Neuroangiostrongyliasis (Rat Lungworm Disease) in Hawai'i: Evidence Supporting the Early Use of Albendazole-Corticosteroid Co-Therapy. [PDF]
Am J Trop Med HygABSTRACT. Neuroangiostrongyliasis (NAS) is an emerging parasitic infection caused by the neurotropic nematode Angiostrongylus cantonensis ( A. cantonensis ).
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