| effects of washing produce contaminated with the snail and slug hosts of angiostrongylus cantonensis with three common household solutions. | the emerging infectious disease angiostrongyliasis (rat lungworm disease) is caused by ingesting snails and slugs infected by the nematode angiostrongylus cantonensis. the definitive hosts of a. cantonensis are rats and the obligatory intermediate hosts are slugs and snails. many cases result from accidentally ingesting infected snails or slugs on produce (eg, lettuce). this study assessed three readily available household products as washing solutions for removing snails and slugs from produce ... | 2013 | 23901391 |
| control measures for slug and snail hosts of angiostrongylus cantonensis, with special reference to the semi-slug parmarion martensi. | slugs and snails (class gastropoda) are the obligate intermediate hosts of the rat lungworm, angiostrongylus cantonensis. this nematode is the causative agent of human angiostrongyliasis and the most common cause of human eosinophilic meningoencephalitis. humans can become infected by accidental consumption of slugs or snails and possibly flatworms (or a portion of one of these animals) in fresh produce, but the slime from these animals can contain nematodes and may also constitute a disease ris ... | 2013 | 23901389 |
| detection of rat lungworm in intermediate, definitive, and paratenic hosts obtained from environmental sources. | angiostrongylus cantonensis is the most common parasite causing human eosinophilic meningitis worldwide. the geographical distribution of this disease has changed dramatically in the last few decades. various methods have been used to detect a. cantonensis in host animals around the world. a survey of mollusks collected on the island of hawa'i in 2005 using pcr showed an infection rate of 24-78% depending on the mollusk species. in this study, samples from intermediate, definitive, and paratenic ... | 2013 | 23901387 |
| quantitative pcr estimates angiostrongylus cantonensis (rat lungworm) infection levels in semi-slugs (parmarion martensi). | the life cycle of the nematode angiostrongylus cantonensis involves rats as the definitive host and slugs and snails as intermediate hosts. humans can become infected upon ingestion of intermediate or paratenic (passive carrier) hosts containing stage l3 a. cantonensis larvae. here, we report a quantitative pcr (qpcr) assay that provides a reliable, relative measure of parasite load in intermediate hosts. quantification of the levels of infection of intermediate hosts is critical for determining ... | 2012 | 22902292 |