Rat lungworm, a parasite that can infect certain animals and humans and prove fatal, was found in wild opossums, rats and a wallaby at the San Diego Zoo, according to a new study published by the U.S.
The CDC describes rat lungworm as a parasite found in rats, whose larvae are shed in rat feces and then taken up by snails ...
A neurological disease spread by rats and other animals may have become established in San Diego County.
Rat lungworm, a dangerous parasite, has been detected in San Diego County wildlife, according to the CDC, marking its first presence in the western U.S.
A brain‑invading parasite better known as rat lungworm has quietly surfaced in San Diego County, turning up in wild animals ...
A parasitic worm capable of infecting the human brain has established local transmission in California for the first time, ...
Rat lungworm, a dangerous parasite, has been detected in San Diego County wildlife, according to the CDC, marking its first presence in the western U.S.