Not everyone is a fan of snails, but there’s no denying the benefits they bring to a freshwater aquarium. Aquatic snails are ...

Tyler Achatz’s parasitology lab at Middle Georgia College (MGC), examined two species of invasive aquatic snails, the apple and mystery snail, for various parasites. In this study, apple and ...

identified as the apple snail and mystery snail, carrying around parasites. According to DNR, the snails were found to have a "low-level presence" of rat lungworm. The good news is they note that ...

DNR recently tested Apple Snails and Mystery snails and found rat lungworm in both of them. The parasite can be transmitted to humans when they are eaten raw or undercooked. In some cases ...