Reaching new lands: Updating the distribution of Angiostrongylus cantonensis in South America with the first record in Argentina.

Angiostrongylus cantonensis, commonly known as the rat lungworm, is a metastrongyloid nematode found primarily not only in tropical and subtropical regions but also in temperate areas and considered the leading cause of eosinophilic meningitis in humans. Synanthropic rodents such as Rattus norvegicu...

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Published in:Zoonoses and Public Health
Main Authors: Hancke, Diego, Guzman, Noelia, Tripodi, Mariel, Muschetto, Emiliano, Suárez, Olga Virginia
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2024
Subjects:
Angiostrongylus cantonensis
Rattus norvegicus
Argentina
urban environments
Rattus rattus
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1111/zph.13163
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38937928
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Summary:Angiostrongylus cantonensis, commonly known as the rat lungworm, is a metastrongyloid nematode found primarily not only in tropical and subtropical regions but also in temperate areas and considered the leading cause of eosinophilic meningitis in humans. Synanthropic rodents such as Rattus norvegicus and Rattus rattus are the most frequent definitive hosts of this parasite.

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