Get 20M+ Full-Text Papers For Less Than $1.50/day. Start a 14-Day Trial for You or Your Team.

Learn More →

Occurrence of Angiostrongylus species (Nematoda) in populations of Rattus rattus and Rattus fuscipes in coastal forests of south-eastern Australia

Occurrence of Angiostrongylus species (Nematoda) in populations of Rattus rattus and Rattus... The distributions of the introduced nematode parasite, Angiostrongylus cantonensis , and the native Angiostrongylus mackerrasae in Australia are poorly understood. We sampled rodents and/or their faeces, and intermediate gastropod hosts for the presence of Angiostrongylus species in coastal forests surrounding Jervis Bay in south-eastern Australia. We found A. cantonensis in populations of introduced Rattus rattus in forests to the north of Jervis Bay, and A. mackerrasae in native Rattus fuscipes in forests to the south of Jervis Bay. The apparent geographical separation of these lungworm species may be a consequence of host specificity and negative associations between R. rattus and R. fuscipes that results from interspecific competition. A. cantonensis was regularly found in R. rattus or their faeces across 9 of 12 study sites north of Jervis Bay, and three species of snail common to the area were suitable intermediate hosts. This has potential negative implications for native wildlife and human visitors to these forests, because A. cantonensis infection causes zoonotic disease (neuro-angiostrongyliasis) in humans and a wide range of bird and mammal hosts. Management of pest rodents in the study area is warranted. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Australian Journal of Zoology CSIRO Publishing

Occurrence of Angiostrongylus species (Nematoda) in populations of Rattus rattus and Rattus fuscipes in coastal forests of south-eastern Australia

Download PDF
8 pages

Loading next page...
 
/lp/csiro-publishing/occurrence-of-angiostrongylus-species-nematoda-in-populations-of-A57fDe0dWc

References

References for this paper are not available at this time. We will be adding them shortly, thank you for your patience.

Publisher
CSIRO Publishing
Copyright
CSIRO
ISSN
0004-959X
eISSN
1446-5698
DOI
10.1071/ZO06061
Publisher site
See Article on Publisher Site

Abstract

The distributions of the introduced nematode parasite, Angiostrongylus cantonensis , and the native Angiostrongylus mackerrasae in Australia are poorly understood. We sampled rodents and/or their faeces, and intermediate gastropod hosts for the presence of Angiostrongylus species in coastal forests surrounding Jervis Bay in south-eastern Australia. We found A. cantonensis in populations of introduced Rattus rattus in forests to the north of Jervis Bay, and A. mackerrasae in native Rattus fuscipes in forests to the south of Jervis Bay. The apparent geographical separation of these lungworm species may be a consequence of host specificity and negative associations between R. rattus and R. fuscipes that results from interspecific competition. A. cantonensis was regularly found in R. rattus or their faeces across 9 of 12 study sites north of Jervis Bay, and three species of snail common to the area were suitable intermediate hosts. This has potential negative implications for native wildlife and human visitors to these forests, because A. cantonensis infection causes zoonotic disease (neuro-angiostrongyliasis) in humans and a wide range of bird and mammal hosts. Management of pest rodents in the study area is warranted.

Journal

Australian Journal of Zoology – CSIRO Publishing

Published: Jun 28, 2007

References

  • Circannual and circadian rhythms in the snail Helix aspersa Müller and the photoperiodic control of annual activity and reproduction.
    Bailey S. E. R.
  • Neuro-angiostrongylosis in wild black and grey-headed flying foxes ( Pteropus spp).
    Barrett J. R.
  • A new species of Angiostrongylus in an Australian rat, Rattus fuscipes.
    Bhaibulaya M.
  • Comparative studies on the life history of Angiostrongylus mackerrasae Bhaibulaya, 1968 and Angiostrongylus cantonensis (Chen, 1935).
    Bhaibulaya M.
  • The finding of Angiostrongylus cantonensis in rats in New Orleans.
    Campbell B. G.
  • Cerebrospinal angiostrongyliasis in five captive tamarins ( Sanguinus spp).
    Carlisle M. S.
  • Angiostrongylosis in dogs in Sydney.
    Collins G. H.
  • A fatal case of angiostrongyliasis in an 11-month-old infant.
    Cooke-Yarborough C. M.
  • Human larval meningitis possibly following lettuce ingestion in Brisbane.
    Gutteridge B. H.
  • Angiostrongylus cantonensis : proof of direct transmission with its epidemiological implications.
    Heyneman D.
  • Neural angiostrongylosis in three captive rufous bettongs ( Aepyprymnus rufescens ).
    Higgins D. P.
  • Annual activity cycles of the land snail Helix aspersa Müller in natural populations in north-western Spain.
    Iglesias J.
  • The life history of the rat lung-worm, Angiostrongylus cantonensis (Chen) (Nematoda: Metastrongylidae).
    Mackerras M. J.
  • Granulomatous encephalomyelitis of puppies due to Angiostrongylus cantonensis.
    Mason K. V.
  • Angiostrongylus cantonensis infection of the brain of a captive Bennett’s wallaby ( Macropus rufogriseus ).
    McKenzie R. A.
  • Basic work on the life cycle of some Australian snails.
    McLauchlan C. F.
  • Angiostrongylus cantonensis as a cause of cerebrospinal disease in a yellow-tailed black cockatoo ( Calyptorhynchus funereus ) and two tawny frogmouths ( Podargus strigoides ).
    Monks D. J.
  • Factors affecting Sarcocystis infection of rats on small tropical islands.
    Paperna I.
  • Some aspects of the ecology of the land snail, Helicella virgata, in South Australia.
    Pomeroy D. E.
  • Parasitic meningitis: crossing paths with the rat lungworm ( Angiostrongylus cantonensis ).
    Prociv P.
  • Eosinophilic meningoencephalitis with permanent sequelae.
    Prociv P.
  • Neuro-angiostrongyliasis: unresolved issues.
    Prociv P.
  • Angiostrongylus cantonensis infection in grey-headed fruit bats ( Pteropus poliocephalus ).
    Reddacliff L. A.
  • Evidence of a rat-snake cycle for Sarcocystis.
    Rzepczyk C. M.
  • First report of human angiostrongyliasis acquired in Sydney.
    Senanayake S. N.
  • Neuroangiostrongyliasis: disease in wildlife and humans.
    Spratt D. M.
  • Life history and pathogenesis of Gallegostrongylus australis (Nematoda: Angiostrongylidae) in Muridae.
    Spratt D. M.
  • The life history and development of Amplicaecum robertsi , an ascaridoid nematode of the carpet python ( Morelia spilotes variegates ). II. Growth and host specificity of larval stages in relation to the food chain.
    Sprent J. F. A.
  • Equine neural angiostrongyliasis.
    Wright J. D.
  • Localized distribution of Angiostrongylus cantonensis among wild rat populations in Brisbane, Australia.
    Yong W. K.