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Subretinal Angiostrongyliasis: A Case Report
International Medical Case Reports Journal, 2021 Sugamon Koohasawad Department of Ophthalmology, Neurological Institute of Thailand, Bangkok, ThailandCorrespondence: Sugamon KoohasawadDepartment of Ophthalmology, Neurological Institute of Thailand, 312 Ratchawithi Road, Thung Phaya Thai, Ratchathewi ...
Koohasawad S
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Enzootic Angiostrongyliasis in Shenzhen, China [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2008 To the Editor: Angiostrongylus cantonensis is a zoonotic parasite that causes eosinophilic meningitis in humans after they ingest infective larvae in freshwater and terrestrial snails and slugs, paratenic hosts (such as freshwater fish, shrimps, frogs, and crabs), or contaminated vegetables.
Ren-Li Zhang +7 more
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Human angiostrongyliasis outbreak in Dali, China. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2009 BackgroundSeveral angiostrongyliasis outbreaks have been reported in recent years but the disease continues to be neglected in public health circles. We describe an outbreak in Dali, southwest China in order to highlight some key problems for the control
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, 2020 Abstract The rat lungworm Angiostrongylus cantonensis causes outbreaks of eosinophilic meningitis in parts of Southeast Asia, East Asia, Oceania, and the Caribbean. Human infections follow ingestion of raw snails (the primary intermediate hosts), food contaminated by snail mucus, or one of several paratenic hosts.
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Cluster of Angiostrongyliasis Cases Following Consumption of Raw Monitor Lizard in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic and Review of the Literature [PDF]
Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2021 Angiostrongyliasis in humans causes a range of symptoms from mild headache and myalgia to neurological complications, coma and death. Infection is caused by the consumption of raw or undercooked intermediate or paratenic hosts infected with ...
Leeyounjera Yang +8 more
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Avoid Contracting Angiostrongyliasis (Rat Lungworm Infection): Wash Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Before Eating! [PDF]
, 2009 Transmission, symptoms, treatment, and prevention of the disease are discussed.
Aurora A. Saulo
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Ophthalmic Parasitosis: A Review Article [PDF]
Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases, Volume 2012, Issue 1, 2012., 2012 Ocular parasitosis in human is more prevalent in geographical areas where environmental factors and poor sanitary conditions favor the parasitism between man and animals. Lesions in the eye can be due to damage directly caused by the infectious pathogen, indirect pathology caused by toxic products, or the immune response incited by infections or ...
Amal R. Nimir +3 more
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PLoS ONE, 2014 To date the diagnosis of abdominal angiostrongyliasis (AA) depends on the histological identification of Angiostrongylus costaricensis (AC) in surgical specimens.
Rubens Rodriguez +5 more
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Abdominal angiostrongyliasis: an under-diagnosed disease [PDF]
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 1987 C. Graeff-Teixeira +2 more
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The Innate Immune Sensor Zbp1 Mediates Central Nervous System Inflammation Induced by Angiostrongylus Cantonensis by Promoting Macrophage Inflammatory Phenotypes. [PDF]
Adv Sci (Weinh)This study reveals that Zbp1 plays a pivotal role in regulating neuroimmune interactions during Angiostrongylus cantonensis (AC) infection. Zbp1 modulates lymphocyte infiltration and natural killer (NK) cell cytotoxicity by promoting cytokine secretion and M1 polarization of macrophages, shaping the CNS immune microenvironment.
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