Rat Lungworm (Angiostrongylus cantonensis) in the Invasive Cuban Treefrog (Osteopilus septentrionalis) in Central Florida, USA

Ellis C. Chase; Robert J. Ossiboff; Terence M. Farrell; April L. Childress; Kelsey Lykins; Steve A. Johnson; Nina Thompson; Heather D. S. Walden

doi:10.7589/JWD-D-21-00140

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Ellis C. Chase,¹ Robert J. Ossiboff,¹ Terence M. Farrell,² April L. Childress,¹ Kelsey Lykins,¹ Steve A. Johnson,³ Nina Thompson,¹ Heather D. S. Walden^1,*

¹University of Florida, College of Veterinary Medicine, PO Box 100123, Gainesville, Florida 32610, USA
²Stetson University, Department of Biology, 421 N Woodland Avenue, DeLand, Florida 33177, USA
³University of Florida, Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, PO Box 110430, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA

^*Corresponding author (email: hdstockdale@ufl.edu)

Abstract

Cuban treefrogs, Osteopilus septentrionalis, were grossly examined for parasites and parasite species confirmed by PCR. Angiostrongylus cantonensis larvae were recovered from the hind leg muscle of O. septentrionalis. This is the first report of the zoonotic rat lungworm in the Cuban treefrog and new geographic location (Volusia County) in Florida, US.

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Ellis C. Chase, Robert J. Ossiboff, Terence M. Farrell, April L. Childress, Kelsey Lykins, Steve A. Johnson, Nina Thompson, and Heather D. S. Walden "Rat Lungworm (Angiostrongylus cantonensis) in the Invasive Cuban Treefrog (Osteopilus septentrionalis) in Central Florida, USA," Journal of Wildlife Diseases 58(2), 454-456, (21 April 2022). https://doi.org/10.7589/JWD-D-21-00140

Received: 23 August 2021; Accepted: 3 November 2021; Published: 21 April 2022

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