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Angiostrongylus cantonensis is a nematode (roundworm) parasite that causes angiostrongyliasis, an infection that is the most common cause of eosinophilic meningitis in Southeast Asia and the Pacific Basin. [3] The nematode commonly resides in the pulmonary arteries of rats, giving it the common name rat lungworm. [4]
Angiostrongyliasis is an infection by a roundworm of the Angiostrongylus type. Symptoms may vary from none, to mild, to meningitis. [1]Infection with Angiostrongylus cantonensis (rat lungworm) can occur after ingestion of raw or undercooked snails or slugs, and less likely unwashed fruits and vegetables.
Angiostrongylus Kamensky, 1905 [1] Species [2] Angiostrongylus cantonensis (Chen, 1935) Angiostrongylus chabaudi; Angiostrongylus costaricensis Morera & Cespedes, 1971; Angiostrongylus daskalovi; Angiostrongylus dujardini; Angiostrongylus mackerrasae; Angiostrongylus malaysiensis; Angiostrongylus vasorum Baillet, 1866
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Thelidomus aspera is a host for larvae of the parasites Angiostrongylus cantonensis [3] and Aelurostrongylus abstrusus. [3] References
Parmarion martensi is a host for the nematode Angiostrongylus cantonensis, which causes rat lungworm disease. [2] Parmarion martensi feeds on lettuce and on papaya in gardens in Hawaii, and is considered to be a pest. [2]
In China and Southeast Asia, consumption of raw or undercooked snails of Pomacea canaliculata and other snails is the primary route of infection with Angiostrongylus cantonensis causing angiostrongyliasis. [26] In Isan, Thailand these snails are collected and consumed.
Species of widely known medical importance pertaining to the genus Angiostrongylus are also parasites of slugs. Both Angiostrongylus costaricensis and Angiostrongylus cantonensis, a meningitis-causing nematode, have larval stages that can only live in molluscs, including slugs, such as Limax maximus. [33]