Detection of Rat Lungworm (<i>Angiostrongylus cantonensis</i>) in Rats and Gastropods, Italy
The emerging zoonotic nematode Angiostrongylus cantonensis causes severe neural angiostrongyliasis in both humans and animals. The parasite has been reported in Spain. We detected A. cantonensis in rats and gastropods from the Campania region, southern Italy, demonstrating its broad distribution on the southern coast of Europe.
Authors
- Vincenzo Veneziano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2496-4034)
- Barbora Červená (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4915-7263)
- Nicola D’Alessio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6266-998X)
- Elisa Castaldo
- Divakaran Pandian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2084-4839)
- Giovanni Sgroi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5809-448X)
- David Modrý (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9649-6255)
- Stefano Scarcelli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-2754-7663)
- Anna Šipková (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-6720-6679)
- Francesco Buono (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8487-1051)
- Jana Kačmaříková
Publication Details
- Journal
- Emerging infectious diseases
- Published
- 2025-08-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3109.250648
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Mollusks and Parasites Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.34