TY - JOUR AU - York, Emily AU - Creecy, James AU - Lord, Wayne AU - Caire, William T1 - Geographic Range Expansion for Rat Lungworm in North America T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2015 VL - 21 IS - 7 SP - 1234 SN - 1080-6059 AB - Using quantitative PCR analysis and DNA sequencing, we provide evidence for the presence of rat lungworm (Angiostrongylus cantonensis) in Oklahoma, USA, and identified a potentially novel rat host (Sigmodon hispidus). Our results indicate a geographic range expansion for this medically and ecologically relevant parasite in North America. KW - real-time PCR KW - quantitative PCR KW - Sigmodon hispidus KW - zoonoses KW - emerging infectious diseases KW - rat lungworm KW - Angiostrongylus cantonensis KW - Parastrongylus cantonensis KW - geographic range KW - expansion KW - Oklahoma KW - United States KW - hispid cotton rat KW - geographic range expansion KW - parasites KW - Louisiana DO - 10.3201/eid2107.141980 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/7/14-1980_article ER - End of Reference