Spread of the rat lungworm (Angiostrongylus cantonensis) in giant african land snails (Lissachatina fulica) in Florida, USA

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 749-753

  Iwanowicz, Deborah D ^a   Sanders, Lakyn R ^a   Schill, W Bane ^a   Xayavong, Maniphet V ^b   Da Silva, Alexandre J ^c   Qvarnstrom, Yvonne ^c   Smith, Trevor ^d  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

^d FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

Angiostrongylus cantonensis; Lissachatina fulica; Parasite; Quantitative PCR; Rat lungworm

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSTRONGYLUS CANTONENSIS; FULICA; GASTROPODA; METASTRONGYLOIDEA; RATTUS; STYLOMMATOPHORA;

ANGIOSTRONGYLUS CANTONENSIS; ANIMAL; FLORIDA; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; SNAIL; STRONGYLIDA INFECTIONS; TRANSMISSION; VETERINARY;

ANGIOSTRONGYLUS CANTONENSIS; ANIMALS; FLORIDA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; SNAILS; STRONGYLIDA INFECTIONS;

EID: 84937543162     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/2014-06-160     Document Type: Article

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