Local terrestrial snails as natural intermediate hosts of the zoonotic parasite Angiostrongylus cantonensis in the new European endemic area of Valencia, Spain

• Published in: Zoonoses and Public Health
• Main Authors: Fuentes, Marius V., Gómez Samblás, María Mercedes, Richter, Orly, Sáez Durán, Sandra, Bueno Marí, Rubén, Osuna Carrillo De Albornoz, Antonio, Galán Puchades, María Teresa
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: John Wiley & Sons 2024
• Subjects: Angiostrongylus cantonensis; Intermediate hosts; Rat lungworm; Cornu; Rattus rattus
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10481/92086; https://doi.org/10.1111/zph.13131

Aim: The rat lungworm, Angiostrongylus cantonensis, has recently been found in the city of Valencia, parasitizing rats, Rattus norvegicus and Rattus rattus, its natural definitive hosts. This is the first finding of this zoonotic nematode in continental Europe. After informing local and national hea...