Dr. Heather Walden, an assistant professor at UF’s College of Veterinary Medicine, discusses her recent discovery of the rat lungworm parasite in Cuban treefrogs with Dr. Steve Johnson, an associate professor in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and a collaborator in her research, in her laboratory on Jan. 24, 2022.

UF study: Rat lungworm parasite has spread to Cuban treefrogs in Florida

The finding represents the first time a frog or toad amphibian has been identified as a host for the parasitic nematode in the state.

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