Todd, Cheridah Danique2022-11-222022-11-22https://hdl.handle.net/2139/54497TextPlease contact the West Indies and Special Collections at the University of the West Indies, Mona in order to view the full thesis. Contact: wisc.library@uwimona.edu.jmNematoda -- JamaicaLungworms -- JamaicaRats -- GeneticsRattus norvegicusAngiostrongylosisPolymerase chain reactionMeningitis -- DiagnosisRattus rattusAmplification of DNA from angiostrongylus cantonensis (Metastrongylida) recovered from wild rats in Jamaica, with an assessment of the diversity of PCR products using SSCP analysisThesis