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Four cases of rat lungworm have been identified in Georgia. Here's what to know
The Augusta Chronicle via Yahoo News· 8 months agoGeorgia has a new disease to keep an eye on. Angiostrongylus cantonensis, colloquially called "rat...
Rat 'lungworm' that can invade the human brain found in Georgia rodents
Live Science via Yahoo News· 8 months agoBlack and white micrograph of a parasitic worm with one end coiled and one extended. A parasite that...
Georgia researchers report rats carrying rat lungworm near Atlanta
United Press International via Yahoo News· 8 months agoRat lungworm can trigger a dangerous brain encephalitis in both people and pets and now threatens a...
Worm that can hop from rats to human brains has invaded this US region
Newsy via AOL· 8 months agoA brown rat standing in water. A parasite that is typically found on rats and slugs but can jump to...
Worm that jumps from rats to human brains invades southeastern US
The Independent UK via AOL· 8 months agoA worm parasite that is typically found in rats and slugs, but can jump to mammals, has become more...
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 ...
Rat lungworm could spread globally, study says
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDec. 12—Rat lungworm disease could become more widespread globally, prompting a study authored by Hawaii researchers to increase awareness of the disease within the medical community. Rat lungworm ...
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 ...
Researchers confirms parasitic brain worms found in metro Atlanta
WSB Cox articles via Yahoo News· 8 months agoA parasitic brain worm that can be ingested through contaminated produce has been found in Atlanta,...
Giant snails carrying parasite that causes meningitis prompt quarantine in Florida
TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAfter being eradicated twice since the '70s, an invasive species of snail is once again posing a...
