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Giant African snails found in Pasco County test positive for dangerous parasite

The Florida Department of Agriculture confirmed Thursday that giant African land snails found in Pasco County tested positive for a dangerous parasite called rat lungworm.

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Rat lungworm found in some land snails in Pasco County

The snails, known to be the most damaging in the world, can lay up to 2,000 eggs a year.

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Sighting of Giant African Land Snail Sent Florida County Into Lockdown

A giant invading snail has placed one Florida county under quarantine. It started with a massive python in the Everglades. Now, a big snail the size of a human hand has appeared in the Sunshine State in an area where the weather may not be ideal. Officials, though, are not taking any risks.

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Invasion of Giant African Land Snails Leads to Town Quarantine

"It is a comprehensive and extensive process."

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A Florida county is quarantining after discovery of invasive Giant African land snail

A Florida county is quarantining after discovery of invasive Giant African land snail
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