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.
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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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author 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.
author_facet 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.
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description 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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spelling pubmed-105216022023-10-01 Angiostrongylus cantonensis Infection in Brown Rats (Rattus norvegicus), Atlanta, Georgia, USA, 2019–2022 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. Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch 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. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2023-10 /pmc/articles/PMC10521602/ /pubmed/37735783 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2910.230706 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Emerging Infectious Diseases is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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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.
Angiostrongylus cantonensis Infection in Brown Rats (Rattus norvegicus), Atlanta, Georgia, USA, 2019–2022
title Angiostrongylus cantonensis Infection in Brown Rats (Rattus norvegicus), Atlanta, Georgia, USA, 2019–2022
title_full Angiostrongylus cantonensis Infection in Brown Rats (Rattus norvegicus), Atlanta, Georgia, USA, 2019–2022
title_fullStr Angiostrongylus cantonensis Infection in Brown Rats (Rattus norvegicus), Atlanta, Georgia, USA, 2019–2022
title_full_unstemmed Angiostrongylus cantonensis Infection in Brown Rats (Rattus norvegicus), Atlanta, Georgia, USA, 2019–2022
title_short Angiostrongylus cantonensis Infection in Brown Rats (Rattus norvegicus), Atlanta, Georgia, USA, 2019–2022
title_sort angiostrongylus cantonensis infection in brown rats (rattus norvegicus), atlanta, georgia, usa, 2019–2022
topic Dispatch
url 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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