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Volume 31, Number 9—September 2025
Research Letter
Detection of Rat Lungworms in Invasive Mollusks, Georgia, USA, 2024
Tyler J. Achatz
, Caley H. Chun, Maggie A. Young, Jim Page, Matthew Rowe, Caroline Cooper, Laura Wenk, and Vasyl V. Tkach
, Caley H. Chun, Maggie A. Young, Jim Page, Matthew Rowe, Caroline Cooper, Laura Wenk, and Vasyl V. Tkach
Table
Prevalence of rat lungworm (Angiostrongylus cantonensis) in invasive apple snails (Pomacea maculata) and mystery snails (Cipangopaludina japonica), Georgia, USA*
| Location | County | GPS coordinates | Snail type | No. infected/no. screened | Prevalence, infections/1,000 snails |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Allatoona | Cherokee | 34°07′58.1′′N, 84°37′46.5′′W | Mystery | 0/1,371 | 0 |
| Lake Lanier | Hall | 34°17′35.0′′N, 83°56′17.6′′W | Mystery | 2/111 | 18 |
| Lake Oconee | Greene | 33°30′16.5′′N, 83°16′58.0′′W | Mystery | 0/607 | 0 |
| Ocmulgee River | Jasper | 33°19′07.4′′N, 83°50′32.6′′W | Mystery | 3/473 | 6.3 |
| Kingsland | Camden | 30°47′17.0′′N, 81°38′46.0′′W | Apple | 7/37 | 189.2 |
| Lake Chehaw | Dougherty | 31°36′37.2′′N, 84°06′56.3′′W | Apple | 0/55 | 0 |
| Pipemakers Canal | Chatham | 32°06′21.0′′N, 81°11′43.0′′W | Apple | 1/221 | 4.5 |
| St. Marys | Camden | 30°47′07′′N, 81°35′25.0′′W | Apple | 1/117 | 8.5 |
*GPS, global positioning satellite.
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