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Detection of Rat Lungworm (Angiostrongylus cantonensis) in Rats and Gastropods, Italy

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: The emerging zoonotic nematode Angiostrongylus cantonensis causes severe neural angiostrongyliasis in both humans and animals. The parasite has been reported in Spain. We detected A. cantonensis in rats and gastropods from the Campania region, southern Italy, demonstrating its broad distribution on the southern coast of Europe.

Source: Emerging infectious diseases

DOI: 10.3201/eid3109.250648

Authors: Divakaran Pandian, Anna Šipková, Stefano Scarcelli, Giovanni Sgroi, Jana Kačmaříková, Francesco Buono, Elisa Castaldo, Nicola D’Alessio, Barbora Červená, Vincenzo Veneziano, David Modrý

Language: English

Topic: Mollusks and Parasites Studies

Subfield: Insect Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4413636635

FWCI: 5.02

Cites: 15

Cited by: 7

Related to: 10