Preventing meningitis caused by parasites

[Shekelpal]

Here is the article written by scientists on island that show 77.5 percent of P.martensis collected in their sampling carry A. cantonensis
http://www.bioone.org/perlserv/?request=get-document&doi=10.2984%2F1534-6188%282007%2961%5B457%3ADOPCMP%5D2.0.CO%3B2

And, I think alaskasteven mentioned something about it being a good idea to do studies to see if the rat can be infected by the slime. Here is one that was done in Malaysia.
http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/ab.../3804/1057