Dealing With Angiostrongyliasis as a Priority Within One Health Perspective

Abstract

causing diseases in humans, or gastropod hosts (3). Its high incidence emphasizes the importance and urgency of developing strategies to reduce the emergence of zoonotic pathogens. In addition to the reduction of their emergence, the diagnosis and clinical management of these infections are of great importance. Most notably, the control of angiostrongyliasis is often difficult because it involves disrupting a complex transmission chain, involving many hosts that interact in a constantly changing environment. Moreover, there is no consensus on the appropriate treatment for angiostrongyliasis, which highlights the urgency of finding novel anthelmintic agents (4). Indeed, this issue affects other helminth infections as well (5,6). Considering the large home range of hosts, some animals may serve as sentinels. For example, hedgehogs and tawny frogmouths have been used as sentinels for early detection and understanding of the dynamics of International Journal of