Rat Lungworm Found Throughout Florida (1 of 2) (IMAGE)

Florida Museum of Natural History

Rat Lungworm Found Throughout Florida (1 of 2)

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The noodle-like organisms in the center of this photo are adult rat lungworms emerging from the pulmonary artery of a rat.

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Photo: Heather Stockdale Walden

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