Paratenic hosts of Angiostrongylus cantonensis and their relation to human neuroangiostrongyliasis globally
The nematode parasite Angiostrongylus cantonensis (rat lungworm) has a complex life cycle involving rats (definitive hosts) and gastropods (intermediate hosts), as well as various paratenic hosts. Humans become infected and develop rat lungworm disease (neuroangiostrongyliasis) when they consume int...
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| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2022-12-01
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| Series: | One Health |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352771422000581 |