A woman consumed a 'substantial amount of leftover crayfish' and later sustained a fever and lost the ability to communicate ...

A tingling sensation in your feet is usually the result of poor blood circulation. But every so often, it’s an indicator of a ...

Doctors concluded she’d been infected with the parasitic worm Angiostrongylus cantonensis, more commonly known as rat lungworm. Although rodents alone host the adult form of the parasite ...

A beloved little dog can breathe easily again after undergoing expert care at one of the UK’s leading veterinary hospitals.

She was eventually diagnosed with human infection with larvae of the rat lungworm. Dr. Joseph Zunt, a neurologist and infectious disease specialist who offered a differential diagnosis ...

The prognosis? Angiostrongyliasis — a parasitic infection caused by Angiostrongylus species, most commonly Angiostrongylus cantonensis, which is also known as “rat lungworm.” While rats are ...

The 30-year-old woman was diagnosed with a life-threatening parasitic infection after she went to the doctors complaining of ...

They ended with angiostrongyliasis, caused by the nematode (roundworm) Angiostrongylus cantonensis, also known as rat lungworm. The parasite gets its name from its complicated life cycle ...

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

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