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Rat lungworm found in Pasco’s giant African land snails. Here’s what to know
Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Fla. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoScientists have detected rat lungworm, a parasite known to cause meningitis in humans, in giant African land snails captured in New Port Richey, state agriculture officials announced this week ...
University of Hawaii research compiles species that transmit rat lungworm
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSep. 11—While many associate the spread of rat lungworm disease with rodents, slugs and snails, new research from the University of Hawaii at Manoa offers an extensive list of other creatures ...
Florida races to catch invasive snails, with the help of sniffer dogs
CBS News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe giant African land snail, a potential health risk to humans, has once again invaded Florida —...
The giant African land snails invading Florida threatening disease and economic disaster
The Independent via Yahoo News· 11 months agoAn invading horde of giant African land snails has forced a county in southern Florida to introduce...
Effort begun to eradicate giant African snails in Florida
WJAX via Yahoo News· 2 years agoInvasive giant African land snails that can eat building plaster and stucco, consume hundreds of...