Zoonotic Rat Lungworm Angiostrongylus cantonensis in Black Rats, Houston, Texas, 2024.

ABSTRACT: The Angiostrongylus cantonensis rat lungworm is a zoonotic nematode that infects several rat species. This nematode causes eosinophilic meningitis and meningoencephalitis in humans and other accidental hosts. We found a 20% prevalence of A. cantonensis lungworms in black rats from a zoo facility in Houston, Texas, USA.

SUBMITTER: Sierra DA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12407211 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature