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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Published in:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Authors: María Teresa Galán-Puchades, Mercedes Gómez-Samblás, Antonio Osuna, Sandra Sáez-Durán, Rubén Bueno-Marí, Màrius V. Fuentes
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2022
Subjects:
Angiostrongylus cantonensis
lungworm
Rattus norvegicus
Rattus rattus
rats
Valencia
Medicine
R
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2812.220418
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spelling ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:9cbfba7f6ea44e48be013f319d5a8f65 2023-05-15T18:04:57+02:00 Autochthonous Angiostrongylus cantonensis Lungworms in Urban Rats, Valencia, Spain, 2021 María Teresa Galán-Puchades Mercedes Gómez-Samblás Antonio Osuna Sandra Sáez-Durán Rubén Bueno-Marí Màrius V. Fuentes 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2812.220418 https://doaj.org/article/9cbfba7f6ea44e48be013f319d5a8f65 EN eng Centers for Disease Control and Prevention https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/28/12/22-0418_article https://doaj.org/toc/1080-6040 https://doaj.org/toc/1080-6059 doi:10.3201/eid2812.220418 1080-6040 1080-6059 https://doaj.org/article/9cbfba7f6ea44e48be013f319d5a8f65 Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 28, Iss 12, Pp 2564-2567 (2022) Angiostrongylus cantonensis lungworm Rattus norvegicus Rattus rattus rats Valencia Medicine R Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 article 2022 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2812.220418 2022-12-30T20:08:52Z 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. Article in Journal/Newspaper Rattus rattus Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Emerging Infectious Diseases 28 12 2564 2567
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topic Angiostrongylus cantonensis
lungworm
Rattus norvegicus
Rattus rattus
rats
Valencia
Medicine
R
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
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lungworm
Rattus norvegicus
Rattus rattus
rats
Valencia
Medicine
R
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
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Mercedes Gómez-Samblás
Antonio Osuna
Sandra Sáez-Durán
Rubén Bueno-Marí
Màrius V. Fuentes
Autochthonous Angiostrongylus cantonensis Lungworms in Urban Rats, Valencia, Spain, 2021
topic_facet Angiostrongylus cantonensis
lungworm
Rattus norvegicus
Rattus rattus
rats
Valencia
Medicine
R
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
description 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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author María Teresa Galán-Puchades
Mercedes Gómez-Samblás
Antonio Osuna
Sandra Sáez-Durán
Rubén Bueno-Marí
Màrius V. Fuentes
author_facet María Teresa Galán-Puchades
Mercedes Gómez-Samblás
Antonio Osuna
Sandra Sáez-Durán
Rubén Bueno-Marí
Màrius V. Fuentes
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title Autochthonous Angiostrongylus cantonensis Lungworms in Urban Rats, Valencia, Spain, 2021
title_short Autochthonous Angiostrongylus cantonensis Lungworms in Urban Rats, Valencia, Spain, 2021
title_full Autochthonous Angiostrongylus cantonensis Lungworms in Urban Rats, Valencia, Spain, 2021
title_fullStr Autochthonous Angiostrongylus cantonensis Lungworms in Urban Rats, Valencia, Spain, 2021
title_full_unstemmed Autochthonous Angiostrongylus cantonensis Lungworms in Urban Rats, Valencia, Spain, 2021
title_sort autochthonous angiostrongylus cantonensis lungworms in urban rats, valencia, spain, 2021
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