A Review of Rat Lungworm Infection and Recent Data on Its Definitive Hosts in Hawaii
Rat lungworm (Angiostrongylus cantonensis) is a zoonotic nematode that causes rat lungworm disease (angiostrongyliasis), a potentially debilitating form of meningitis, in humans worldwide. The definitive hosts for rat lungworm are primarily members of the genus Rattus, with gastropods as intermediat...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Utah State University
2019-09-01
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| Series: | Human-Wildlife Interactions |
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| Online Access: | https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/hwi/vol13/iss2/10 |