Other Human Disease -- United States
Abstract
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The nematode _Angiostrongylus cantonensis_ is a zoonotic pathogen and the etiological agent of human angiostrongyliasis or rat lungworm disease.
Hawai'i, particularly east Hawai'i Island, is the epicenter for angiostrongyliasis in the USA.
Rats (_Rattus_ spp) are the definitive hosts while gastropods are intermediate hosts. The main objective of this study was to collect adult _A. cantonensis_ from wild rats to isolate protein for the development of a blood-based
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