Autochthonous Angiostrongylus cantonensis Lungworms in Urban Rats, Valencia, Spain, 2021

To determine the role of rats as potential reservoirs of zoonotic parasites, we examined rats trapped in urban sewers of Valencia, Spain, in 2021. Morphologic and molecular identification and sequencing identified autochthonous Angiostrongylus cantonensis nematodes, the most common cause of human eo...

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Other Authors: Galán-Puchades, María Teresa, Gómez-Samblás, Mercedes, Osuna, Antonio, Sáez-Durán, Sandra, Bueno-Marí, Rubén, Fuentes, Màrius V.
Language:English
Subjects:
Angiostrongylus Cantonensis
Lungworm
Rattus Norvegicus
Rattus Rattus
Rats
Parasites
Humans
Animals
Strongylida Infections
Rattus rattus
Online Access:https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/123301
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Summary:To determine the role of rats as potential reservoirs of zoonotic parasites, we examined rats trapped in urban sewers of Valencia, Spain, in 2021. Morphologic and molecular identification and sequencing identified autochthonous Angiostrongylus cantonensis nematodes, the most common cause of human eosinophilic meningitis, in pulmonary arteries of Rattus norvegicus and R. rattus rats.

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