Rat lungworm: Genetic studies reveal how the parasite evolves
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Rat lungworm is a parasitic disease, spread through contaminated food, which affects the brain and spinal cord. Now, researchers report in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases that a detail analysis of the genetics of the rat lungworm parasite- Angiostrongylus cantonensis- reveal signatures of adaptive evolution that have let the parasite survive and may serve as future drug targets. ["]
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