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We aimed to determine the prevalence of\n                    <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">\n                      <jats:italic>A. cantonensis<\/jats:italic>\n                    <\/jats:styled-content>\n                    in rat populations across mainland Spain and assess the spatial distribution of the parasite. A prospective cross\u2010sectional study was conducted between 2022 and 2025, comprising a total of 407 individuals (244 Norway rats and 163 black rats). During necropsy, cardiopulmonary tissues were systematically collected and examined under a stereomicroscope for the presence of adult\n                    <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">\n                      <jats:italic>A. cantonensis<\/jats:italic>\n                    <\/jats:styled-content>\n                    . In addition, a nested molecular technique was performed to confirm the taxonomic identity of adult nematodes visualized during stereomicroscopic examination. Cardiopulmonary dissection revealed that only two individuals out of 407 (0.5%; 95% CI: 0.1\u20131.8), both black rats (\n                    <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">\n                      <jats:italic>Rattus rattus<\/jats:italic>\n                    <\/jats:styled-content>\n                    ) from Valencia (eastern mainland Spain), harboured adult nematodes morphologically compatible with\n                    <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">\n                      <jats:italic>A. cantonensis<\/jats:italic>\n                    <\/jats:styled-content>\n                    in the heart. These parasites were successfully sequenced and molecularly confirmed as\n                    <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">\n                      <jats:italic>A. cantonensis<\/jats:italic>\n                    <\/jats:styled-content>\n                    , exhibiting 100% nucleotide identity with\n                    <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">\n                      <jats:italic>A. cantonensis<\/jats:italic>\n                    <\/jats:styled-content>\n                    sequences previously reported from gastropods in Spain and the USA. These findings evidence a localized distribution of\n                    <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">\n                      <jats:italic>A. cantonensis<\/jats:italic>\n                    <\/jats:styled-content>\n                    in rats across mainland Spain. Nevertheless, conducting continuous One Health surveillance of\n                    <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">\n                      <jats:italic>A. cantonensis<\/jats:italic>\n                    <\/jats:styled-content>\n                    in Europe is essential to fully understand the epidemiology of this parasite and to assess the associated potential public health risks across the continent.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1111\/zph.70090","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,10]],"date-time":"2026-09-10T07:46:42Z","timestamp":1789026402000},"page":"686-690","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Epidemiological Surveillance of the Zoonotic Rat Lungworm (\n                    <i>Angiostrongylus cantonensis<\/i>\n                    ) in Rats in Mainland 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