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

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 ...

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 ...

According to Vets4Pets, infected dogs and foxes spread the parasite into the environment via lungworm larvae released in their faeces. Dogs get lungworm by eating larvae found in infected snails ...

Farmers are being warned that routine wormer treatments are no longer considered reliable for treating lungworm in cattle, with vaccination now deemed the ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

Farmers are being warned that routine wormer treatments are no longer considered reliable for treating lungworm in cattle, with vaccination now deemed the more effective solution. The warning ...