Blood tests showed elevated eosinophils, which can be a sign of a parasitic infection, among other things. They searched for ...

Further testing confirmed the culprit: Angiostrongylus cantonensis, commonly known as rat lungworm. This parasite, native to tropical and subtropical regions like Southeast Asia and the Pacific ...

A spinal tap revealed abnormally high levels of eosinophils-white blood cells that combat parasites-prompting ... commonly known as rat lungworm. While adult worms reside in rodents, their larvae ...

The infection is more commonly known as rat lungworm. Most people get mild or no symptoms, but the parasite can infect your brain and cause headaches, neck stiffness, vomiting and brain and nerve ...

Rat lungworm disease is caused by the body’s immunoresponse to the parasite Angiostrongylus cantonensis. A. cantonensis begins its life cycle after a rat eats an infected snail or slug.

Rat lungworm parasite. Photo / Centres for Disease Control and Prevention A 30-year-old New England woman’s symptoms started with a burning sensation in her feet. Over the following two days ...

She was discharged and advised to have a follow up with her primary care physician. Rat lungworm parasite. Picture: Centres for Disease Control and Prevention But the next morning, the woman woke ...

Lungworm is caused by a parasitic worm that ... "We sought to reduce that risk by using fenbendazole which kills the parasites more slowly, giving Dougie’s lungs and immune system the chance ...

DOG owners should be aware that there are some reported cases of lungworm in Cumbria. Lungworm can be fatal to dogs - and it can be found right across the UK. Data shows that cases have been found in ...

Four-month-old dachshund Dougie has made a full recovery from severe lungworm thanks to expert care at NDSR in Surrey.