Analysis of the mitochondrial genome to determine the origins and pathways of entry of Angiostrongylus cantonensis in continental Europe (Valencia, Spain)

Angiostrongylus cantonensis, the rat lungworm, is a zoonotic parasite mainly of rats which act as definitive hosts. If humans become accidentally infected, the nematode is capable of migrating to the brain causing meningoencephalitis. Intermediate hosts are snails and slugs. Although originating fro...

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Main Authors: Mercedes Gómez-Samblás, Beatriz Navarro-Dominguez, Sandra Sáez-Durán, Antonio Osuna, Rubén Bueno-Marí, María Teresa Galán-Puchades, Màrius V. Fuentes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press
Series:Parasitology
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Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0031182024001318/type/journal_article
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