Diagnosis of abdominal angiostrongyliasis by PCR from sera of patients [PDF]
Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2003 Abdominal angiostrongyliasis is a zoonotic infection caused by an intra-vascular nematode parasitic of wild rodents, Angiostrongylus costaricensis.
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An indirect immunofluorescence antibody test employing whole eggs as the antigen for the diagnosis of abdominal angiostrongyliasis [PDF]
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2011 Abdominal angiostrongyliasis is a potentially fatal zoonotic disease with a broad geographical distribution throughout Central and South America. This study assessed the performance of Angiostrongylus costaricensis eggs as the antigen in an indirect ...
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Use of heterologous antigens for the immunodiagnosis of abdominal angiostrongyliasis by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay [PDF]
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2010 Angiostrongylus costaricensis has a broad geographic distribution spanning from North to South America and the infections of vertebrates with this nematode can result in abdominal complications.
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Jejunal perforation caused by abdominal angiostrongyliasis Perfuração jejunal causada por angiostrongilíase abdominal [PDF]
Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 1999 The authors describe a case of abdominal angiostrongyliasis in an adult patient presenting acute abdominal pain caused by jejunal perforation. The case was unusual, as this affliction habitually involves the terminal ileum, appendix, cecum or ascending ...
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Clinical and epidemiological aspects of abdominal angiostrongyliasis in Southern Brazil Aspectos clínicos e epidemiológicos da angiostrongilíase abdominal no sul do Brasil [PDF]
Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 1991 Most of the cases of abdominal angiostrongyliasis in Brazil were reported from the southern States of São Paulo, Paraná, Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul (RS). A study in 27 cases from RS revealed a distinct local epidemiology.
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Human infection by Angiostrongylus costaricensis in Venezuela: first report of a confirmed case Infección humana por Angiostrongylus costaricensis en Venezuela: primer reporte de un caso confirmado [PDF]
Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2007 A proven case of human infection caused by Angiostrongylus costaricensis is reported for the first time in Venezuela. The patient was a 57-year-old female surgically operated because of signs of peritonitis with a palpable mass at the lower right ...
Renzo Nino Incani +3 more
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Worms, slugs and humans: the medical and popular construction of an emerging infectious disease Vermes, caramujos e humanos: as construções médica e popular de uma doença infecciosa emergente [PDF]
História, Ciências, Saúde: Manguinhos, 2011 The identification of the worm Angiostrongylus costaricensis parasitizing land snails and humans in Southern Brazil suggests under-diagnosis and under-notification of patients with abdominal angiostrongyliasis.
Márcia Grisotti +1 more
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Identification of Novel Genes and Proteoforms in Angiostrongylus costaricensis through a Proteogenomic Approach [PDF]
Pathogens, 2022 RNA sequencing (RNA-Seq) and mass-spectrometry-based proteomics data are often integrated in proteogenomic studies to assist in the prediction of eukaryote genome features, such as genes, splicing, single-nucleotide (SNVs), and single-amino-acid variants
Esdras Matheus Gomes da Silva +8 more
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Multicenter, Retrospective Determination of the Clinical Utility of Screening Tests in Dogs With Immune-Mediated Hemolytic Anemia in the United Kingdom and Ireland. [PDF]
J Vet Intern MedABSTRACT Background Potential triggers of immune‐mediated hemolytic anemia (IMHA) are often identified, but their frequency and the benefit of extensive screening for these to individual dogs is uncertain. Objective To assess the frequency of non‐associative IMHA in dogs undergoing screening in Britain and Ireland and identify where specific tests ...
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Case Report: Abdominal Angiostrongyliasis in the Amazon of Ecuador. [PDF]
Am J Trop Med Hyg, 2022 ABSTRACT. Abdominal angiostrongyliasis, a foodborne parasitic disease, caused by the zoonotic nematode Angiostrongylus costaricensis, is a rarely reported human eosinophilic enteritis, only been diagnosed in the America continent. The adult worm invades arteries, most frequently those in the right ileocolic region, and causes abdominal symptoms ...
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