Data on New Intermediate and Accidental Hosts Naturally Infected with Angiostrongylus cantonensis in La Gomera and Gran Canaria (Canary Islands, Spain)

• Published in: Animals
• Main Authors: Natalia Martin-Carrillo, Edgar Baz-González, Katherine García-Livia, Virginia Amaro-Ramos, Néstor Abreu-Acosta, Jordi Miquel, Estefanía Abreu-Yanes, Román Pino-Vera, Carlos Feliu, Pilar Foronda
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2023
• Subjects: Angiostrongylus cantonensis; eosinophilic meningitis; Rattus rattus; Mus musculus; Felis catus; Limacus flavus; Veterinary medicine; SF600-1100; Zoology; QL1-991; The Sentinel
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13121969; https://doaj.org/article/ed2c7ad6e1fa4232a5412f66c0c69939

Angiostrongylus cantonensis is a metastrongyloid nematode and the etiologic agent of angiostrongyliasis, a disease characterized by eosinophilic meningitis. This emerging zoonotic parasite has undergone great expansion, including in some regions of Europe and America. In the Canary Islands, the para...