Living in the city: Angiostrongylus cantonensis is a novel threat to an urban population of Florida burrowing owls (Athene cunicularia floridana) in south Florida

Authors: Håkon Jones, Nicole M. Nemeth, Brittany Piersma, Rebecca Hardman, Lisa A. Shender, Raoul K. Boughton, Kayla B. Garrett, Nikole Castleberry, P. J. Deitschel, Xuan Hui Teo, Rebecca Radisic, Martha Frances Dalton, Michael J. Yabsley

Source: Parasites & Vectors, Vol 18, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2025)

Subject Terms: Rat lungworm, Angiostrongylus cantonensis, Burrowing owl, Neurologic, Parasite, Athene cunicularia, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216

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Rat lungworm (Angiostrongylus cantonensis) active larval emergence from deceased bubble pond snails (Bullastra lessoni) into water

Authors: Phoebe Rivory, Rogan Lee, Jan Šlapeta

Source: Parasitology, Vol 150, Pp 700-704 (2023)

Subject Terms: angiostrongyliasis, Angiostrongylus cantonensis, aquatic snail, Bullastra lessoni, experimental infection, intermediate host, rat lungworm, transmission pathways, Biochemistry, QD415-436, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216, Microbiology, QR1-502

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Fatal neural angiostrongyliasis in the Bolivian squirrel monkey (Saimiri boliviensis boliviensis) leading to defining Angiostrongylus cantonensis risk map at a zoo in Australia

Authors: Phoebe Rivory, Kresen Pillay, Rogan Lee, David Taylor, Michael P. Ward, Jan Šlapeta

Source: One Health, Vol 17, Iss , Pp 100628- (2023)

Subject Terms: Angiostrongylus cantonensis, Rat lungworm, Neural angiostrongyliasis, Captive primates, cox1, mtDNA, Medicine (General), R5-920

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Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352771423001489; https://doaj.org/toc/2352-7714

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In vivo efficacy of pyrantel pamoate as a post-exposure prophylactic for rat lungworm (Angiostrongylus cantonensis)

Authors: John Jacob, Argon Steel, Lisa Kaluna, Steven Hess, Israel Leinbach, Carmen Antaky, Robert Sugihara, Lindsey Hamilton, Peter Follett, Kathleen Howe, Steven Jacquier, Supakit Wongwiwatthananukit, Susan Jarvi

Source: International Journal for Parasitology: Drugs and Drug Resistance, Vol 19, Iss , Pp 1-5 (2022)

Subject Terms: Rat lungworm, Angiostrongylus cantonensis, prophylactic treatment, pyrantel pamoate, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216

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Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211320722000069; https://doaj.org/toc/2211-3207

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Angiostrongylus cantonensis Nematode Invasion Pathway, Mallorca, Spain

Authors: Sofia Delgado-Serra, Jessica Sola, Nieves Negre, Claudia Paredes-Esquivel

Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 28, Iss 6, Pp 1163-1169 (2022)

Subject Terms: Angiostrongylus cantonensis, infection, angiostrongyliasis, human eosinophilic meningitis, meningitis/encephalitis, rat lungworm infection, Medicine, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216

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Relation: https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/28/6/21-2344_article; https://doaj.org/toc/1080-6040; https://doaj.org/toc/1080-6059

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Epidemiological, clinical and laboratory aspects of Angiostrongylus cantonensis infection: an integrative review

Authors: M. S. N. Carvalho, M. R. Carvalho, J. A. O. Santos, N. D. Barbosa, L. C. Melo, F. H. M. Costa, J. P. F. Carvalho, H. B. G. Messias, S. A. Fonseca, M. A. Souza, G. C. Ferreira-Júnior, R. F. Lima, J. G. Costa, M. G. S. Cavalcanti, T. J. Matos-Rocha

Source: Brazilian Journal of Biology, Vol 82 (2022)

Subject Terms: epidemiology, Angiostrongylus cantonensis, rat lungworm, Science, Biology (General), QH301-705.5, Zoology, QL1-991, Botany, QK1-989

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Barriers with Valve Mechanisms Are Predicted to Protect Crops from Slug Carriers of Rat Lungworm Disease

Authors: Genevieve C. Pang, Amy T. Hou, Ryan Tamashiro, Kristin M. Mills, Lorrin W. Pang

Source: Pathogens, Vol 12, Iss 6, p 847 (2023)

Subject Terms: Angiostrongyliasis, Angiostrongylus cantonensis, Parmarion martensi, rat lungworm disease, valve effect, barrier, Medicine

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Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/12/6/847; https://doaj.org/toc/2076-0817

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The Global Spread Pattern of Rat Lungworm Based on Mitochondrial Genetics

Authors: Xia Tian, Shen Chen, Lei Duan, Yingjun Qian, Hongmei Li, Shan Lv

Source: Pathogens, Vol 12, Iss 6, p 788 (2023)

Subject Terms: Angiostrongylus cantonensis, Angiostrongylus mackerrasae, Angiostrongylus malaysiensis, rat lungworm, mitochondrial gene, distribution, Medicine

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Neuroangiostrongyliasis: Updated Provisional Guidelines for Diagnosis and Case Definitions

Authors: Carlos Graeff-Teixeira, Kittisak Sawanyawisuth, Shan Lv, William Sears, Zhaily González Rodríguez, Hilda Hernández Álvarez, Pedro Casanova Arias, Leticia Karolini Walger Schultz, Alicia Rojas, John Jacob, Susan Jarvi, Kenton Kramer

Source: Pathogens, Vol 12, Iss 4, p 624 (2023)

Subject Terms: angiostrongyliasis, neuroangiostrongyliasis, rat lungworm disease, eosinophilic meningitis, Medicine

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Comparison of Antibody Isotype Response to Angiostrongylus cantonensis in Experimentally Infected Rats (Rattus norvegicus) Using Hawai’i 31 kDa Antigen in an Indirect ELISA

Authors: Argon Steel, Lisa Kaluna, John Jacob, Susan Jarvi

Source: Pathogens, Vol 12, Iss 4, p 625 (2023)

Subject Terms: Angiostrongylus cantonensis, angiostrongyliasis, rat lungworm, serological detection, ELISA, 31 kDa, Medicine

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Chapter 343 - Other Tissue Nematodes

Authors: Dobbs, Katherine R., Dent, Arlene E.

Source: In Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics Edition: 22nd Edition. 2025:2207-2209

Successful Removal of Angiostrongylus cantonensis Larvae from the Central Nervous System of Rats 7- and 14-Days Post-Infection Using a Product Containing Moxidectin, Sarolaner and Pyrantel Embonate (Simparica Trio™) in Experimental Infections

Authors: Michaela Henry, Richard Malik, Jan Šlapeta, Rogan Lee

Source: Pathogens, Vol 12, Iss 2, p 305 (2023)

Subject Terms: Angiostrongylus cantonensis, rat lungworm, moxidectin, Simparica, Medicine

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Low diversity of Angiostrongylus cantonensis complete mitochondrial DNA sequences from Australia, Hawaii, French Polynesia and the Canary Islands revealed using whole genome next-generation sequencing

Authors: Barbora Červená, David Modrý, Barbora Fecková, Kristýna Hrazdilová, Pilar Foronda, Aron Martin Alonso, Rogan Lee, John Walker, Chris N. Niebuhr, Richard Malik, Jan Šlapeta

Source: Parasites & Vectors, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2019)

Subject Terms: Rat lungworm, Mitochondrial genome, Genetic diversity, Invasive species, Next-generation sequencing, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216

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Relation: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-019-3491-y; https://doaj.org/toc/1756-3305

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Management of Rat Lungworm Disease (Neuroangiostrongyliasis) Using Anthelmintics: Recent Updates and Recommendations

Authors: John Jacob, Argon Steel, Kathleen Howe, Susan Jarvi

Source: Pathogens, Vol 12, Iss 1, p 23 (2022)

Subject Terms: rat lungworm, neuroangiostrongyliasis, treatment, anthelmintics, albendazole, pyrantel pamoate, Medicine

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Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/12/1/23; https://doaj.org/toc/2076-0817

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Using cerebrospinal fluid to confirm Angiostrongylus cantonensis as the cause of canine neuroangiostrongyliasis in Australia where A. cantonensis and Angiostrongylus mackerrasae co-exist

Authors: Jeevitheswara Thammannaya Mallaiyaraj Mahalingam, Nichola Eliza Davies Calvani, Rogan Lee, Richard Malik, Jan Šlapeta

Source: Current Research in Parasitology and Vector-Borne Diseases, Vol 1, Iss , Pp 100033- (2021)

Subject Terms: Rat lungworm, Dogs, Haplotype, Validation, CSF, Mitochondrial DNA, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216

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Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667114X21000273; https://doaj.org/toc/2667-114X

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Larvicidal Efficacy of Ozone and Ultrasound on Angiostrongylus cantonensis (Rat Lungworm) Third-Stage Larvae

Authors: Argon Steel, Matthew S. Platz, Alyssa-Jade Riglos, Billie Jean Garcia, John Jacob, Susan I. Jarvi

Source: Foods, Vol 11, Iss 7, p 953 (2022)

Subject Terms: Angiostrongylus cantonensis, angiostrongyliasis, rat lungworm, food safety, ozone, ultrasound, Chemical technology, TP1-1185

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Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/11/7/953; https://doaj.org/toc/2304-8158

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Angiostrongylus cantonensis in anterior chamber

Authors: Uma Sharan Tiwari, Ankita Aishwarya, Shashi Gandhi, Priya Sisodia

Source: Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, Vol 67, Iss 1, Pp 158-160 (2019)

Subject Terms: Angiostrongylus cantonensis (rat lungworm), anterior chamber, intraocular parasite, Ophthalmology, RE1-994

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Relation: http://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2019;volume=67;issue=1;spage=158;epage=160;aulast=Tiwari; https://doaj.org/toc/0301-4738; https://doaj.org/toc/1998-3689

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Prevalence and distribution of Angiostrongylus cantonensis (Nematoda, Angiostrongylidae) in Achatina fulica (Mollusca, Gastropoda) in Baixada Santista, São Paulo, Brazil

Authors: Guerino, Laura Rocha, Pecora, Iracy Lea, Miranda, Marcel Sabino, Aguiar-Silva, Cryslaine, Carvalho, Omar dos Santos, Caldeira, Roberta Lima, Silva, Reinaldo José da

Source: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical. February 2017 50(1)

Subject Terms: Rat lungworm, Giant African snail, Eosinophilic meningitis, Nematode, Emerging parasitosis

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A Peculiar Distribution of the Emerging Nematode Angiostrongylus cantonensis in the Canary Islands (Spain): Recent Introduction or Isolation Effect?

Authors: Natalia Martín-Carrillo, Carlos Feliu, Néstor Abreu-Acosta, Elena Izquierdo-Rodriguez, Roberto Dorta-Guerra, Jordi Miquel, Estefanía Abreu-Yanes, Aarón Martin-Alonso, Katherine García-Livia, María Antonieta Quispe-Ricalde, Jordi Serra-Cobo, Basilio Valladares, Pilar Foronda

Source: Animals, Vol 11, Iss 5, p 1267 (2021)

Subject Terms: Angiostrongylus cantonensis, Canary Islands, emerging disease, rat lungworm, Rattus, expanding parasite, Veterinary medicine, SF600-1100, Zoology, QL1-991

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Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/11/5/1267; https://doaj.org/toc/2076-2615

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Angiostrongylus cantonensis Eosinophilic Meningitis in an Infant, Tennessee, USA

Authors: Tim Flerlage, Yvonne Qvarnstrom, John Noh, John P. Devincenzo, Arshia Madni, Bindiya Bagga, Nicholas D. Hysmith

Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 23, Iss 10, Pp 1756-1758 (2017)

Subject Terms: Angiostrongylus cantonensis, meningitis, eosinophil-predominant pleocytosis, mild hypoglycorrhacia, rat lungworm, meningitis/encephalitis, Medicine, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216

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Relation: https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/10/17-0978_article; https://doaj.org/toc/1080-6040; https://doaj.org/toc/1080-6059

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