Angiostrongylus cantonensis Infection in Brown Rats (Rattus norvegicus), Atlanta, Georgia, USA, 2019–2022

Rat lungworm (Angiostrongylus cantonensis), a zoonotic parasite invasive to the United States, causes eosinophilic meningoencephalitis. A. cantonensis harbors in rat reservoir hosts and is transmitted through gastropods and other paratenic hosts. We discuss the public health relevance of autochthono...

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Autores principales: Gottdenker, Nicole L., Nascimento Ramos, Rafael Antonio, Hakimi, Hassan, McHale, Brittany, Rivera, Sam, Miller, Bryce M., Howerth, Elizabeth W., Burrell, Caitlin E., Stilwell, Justin M., McManamon, Rita, Verocai, Guilherme G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10521602/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37735783
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2910.230706
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Sumario:Rat lungworm (Angiostrongylus cantonensis), a zoonotic parasite invasive to the United States, causes eosinophilic meningoencephalitis. A. cantonensis harbors in rat reservoir hosts and is transmitted through gastropods and other paratenic hosts. We discuss the public health relevance of autochthonous A. cantonensis cases in brown rats (Rattus norvegicus) in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

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