Angiostrongilíase abdominal: um caso com grave evolução [PDF]
A case of acute abdomen disease caused by abdominal angiostrongyliasis is reported. A 42-year-old otherwise healthy patient presented with a complaint of nine days of abdominal pain, constipation, disury, fever and right iliac fossa palpable mass ...
Graeff-Teixeira, Carlos +5 more
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Angiostrongilíase abdominal: relato de dois casos com diferentes apresentações clínicas [PDF]
Abdominal angiostrongyliasis is a sporadic infectious disease caused by the nematode Angiostrongylus costaricensis. It usually presents as acute abdomen, secondary to mesenteric ischemia, and pronounced eosinophilia. In some cases its course is insidious
Dequi, Roberta Martins +5 more
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Sushi Delights and Parasites: The Risk of Fishborne and Foodborne Parasitic Zoonoses in Asia [PDF]
Because of the worldwide popularization of Japanese cuisine, the traditional Japanese fish dishes sushi and sashimi that are served in Japanese restaurants and sushi bars have been suspected of causing fishborne parasitic zoonoses, especially anisakiasis.
Blum, Johannes +2 more
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Angiostrongiliasis abdominal con lesión hepática histopatológicamente confirmada [PDF]
La enfermedad conocida como angiostrongiliasis abdominal humana es una zoonosis causada por la ingestión del estadio larval L3 de Angiostrongylus costaricensis.
Arce, Isabel +5 more
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The complete mitochondrial genome of the rodent intra-arterial nematodes Angiostrongylus cantonensis and Angiostrongylus costaricensis [PDF]
The two rodent intra-arterial nematodes, Angiostrongylus cantonensis and Angiostrongylus costaricensis, can cause human ill-health. The present study aimed to characterize and compare the mitochondrial (mt) genomes of these two species, and clarify their
Graeff-Teixeira, Carlos +10 more
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Important Nematode Infections in Indonesia [PDF]
At least 13 species of intestinal nematodes and 4 species of blood and tissue nematodes have been reported infecting man in Indonesia. Five species of intestinal nematodes are very common and highly prevalent, especially in the rural areas and slums of ...
Oemijati, S. (Sri)
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Epidemiology of Angiostrongylus cantonensis and eosinophilic meningitis in the People's Republic of China [PDF]
Background: Human eosinophilic meningitis is mainly caused by the rat lungworm Angiostrongylus cantonensis, especially in tropical and subtropical regions.
Lv, Shan
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Aspek Zoonotik Parasit Nematoda pada Kera dan Binatang Mengerat di Bengkulu, Sumatera. Indonesia [PDF]
Twentyfive monkeys and 481 rats were examined for parasitic nematodes in Bengkulu, nine species of nematode were found infecting these animals. Five of filarían nematodes, i.e.
Nalim, S. (S), S, U. (Untung)
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The gastropod shell has been co-opted to kill parasitic nematodes [PDF]
Exoskeletons have evolved 18 times independently over 550 MYA and are essential for the success of the Gastropoda. The gastropod shell shows a vast array of different sizes, shapes and structures, and is made of conchiolin and calcium carbonate, which ...
Rae, R
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Angiostrongylus cantonensis Infection of Central Nervous System, Guiana Shield
We report a case of eosinophilic meningitis complicated by transverse myelitis caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis in a 10-year-old boy from Brazil who had traveled to Suriname.
Antoine L. Defo +16 more
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