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Spread of the Rat Lungworm (Angiostrongylus cantonensis) in Giant African Land Snails (Lissachatina fulica) in Florida, USA

Overview of attention for article published in Journal of Wildlife Diseases, May 2015
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Title
Spread of the Rat Lungworm (Angiostrongylus cantonensis) in Giant African Land Snails (Lissachatina fulica) in Florida, USA
Published in
Journal of Wildlife Diseases, May 2015
DOI 10.7589/2014-06-160
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Authors

Deborah D. Iwanowicz, Lakyn R. Sanders, W. Bane Schill, Maniphet V. Xayavong, Alexandre J. da Silva, Yvonne Qvarnstrom, Trevor Smith

Abstract

The rat lungworm (Angiostrongylus cantonensis) is a parasitic nematode that causes rat lungworm disease. It is the leading cause of eosinophilic meningitis and is a zoonotic health risk. We confirmed the presence of A. cantonensis using species-specific, quantitative PCR in 18 of 50 (36%) giant African land snails (Lissachatina fulica) collected from Miami, Florida in May 2013. These snails were collected from seven of 21 core areas that the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services monitor weekly. Rat lungworms have not previously been identified in these areas. Duplicate DNA extractions of foot muscle tissue from each snail were tested. Of the seven core areas we examined, six were positive for A. cantonensis and prevalence of infection ranged from 27% to 100%. Of the 18 positive snails, only five were positive in both extractions. Our results confirm an increase in the range and prevalence of rat lungworm infection in Miami. We also emphasize the importance of extracting sufficient host tissue to minimize false negatives.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United States 1 2%
Unknown 54 98%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Other 11 20%
Student > Ph. D. Student 9 16%
Student > Master 7 13%
Researcher 6 11%
Student > Postgraduate 5 9%
Other 9 16%
Unknown 8 15%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 17 31%
Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine 9 16%
Medicine and Dentistry 9 16%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 3 5%
Immunology and Microbiology 3 5%
Other 5 9%
Unknown 9 16%
Attention Score in Context

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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 24. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 24 May 2022.
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#1,561,550
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Outputs from Journal of Wildlife Diseases
#64
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#19,394
of 278,953 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Journal of Wildlife Diseases
#3
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