Sierra Daniela A, Sanders Tiana L, Edwards Erin E, Molter Christine M, Verocai Guilherme G
Emerg Infect Dis. 2025 Sep;31(9):1857-1860. doi: 10.3201/eid3109.251710.
The Angiostrongylus cantonensis rat lungworm is a zoonotic nematode that infects several rat species. This nematode causes eosinophilic meningitis and meningoencephalitis in humans and other accidental hosts. We found a 20% prevalence of A. cantonensis lungworms in black rats from a zoo facility in Houston, Texas, USA.
广州管圆线虫是一种感染多种鼠类的人兽共患线虫。这种线虫会在人类和其他意外宿主中引发嗜酸性粒细胞性脑膜炎和脑膜脑炎。我们在美国得克萨斯州休斯敦一家动物园设施的黑鼠中发现,广州管圆线虫的感染率为20%。