Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo CruzBACKGROUND Angiostrongyliasis is an infection caused by nematode worms of the genus Angiostrongylus. The adult worms inhabit the pulmonary arteries, heart, bronchioles of the lung, or mesenteric arteries of the caecum of definitive host. Of a total of 23
Romina Valente +3 more
doaj +1 more source
The complete mitochondrial genome of the rodent intra-arterial nematodes Angiostrongylus cantonensis and Angiostrongylus costaricensis [PDF]
, 2018 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
core
Epidemiology of Angiostrongylus cantonensis and eosinophilic meningitis in the People's Republic of China [PDF]
, 2011 Background: Human eosinophilic meningitis is mainly caused by the rat lungworm Angiostrongylus cantonensis, especially in tropical and subtropical regions.
Lv, Shan
core +1 more source
Angiostrongiliasis abdominal con lesión hepática histopatológicamente confirmada [PDF]
, 2011 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
core +4 more sources
Important Nematode Infections in Indonesia [PDF]
, 1989 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)
core
First Evidence of Angiostrongyliasis Caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis in Guadeloupe, Lesser Antilles [PDF]
, 2017 Céline Dard +7 more
openalex +1 more source
Eosinophilic Meningitis and Pneumonitis due to Angiostrongyliasis: a Case Report [PDF]
, 2023 YM Leng, Allen Li
openalex +1 more source
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
core +1 more source
Angiostrongylus cantonensis Infection of Central Nervous System, Guiana Shield
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2018 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
doaj +1 more source
Enzootic Angiostrongyliasis in Guangzhou, China, 2008–2010 [PDF]
, 2012 Xiao Yang +10 more
openalex +1 more source