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Angiostrongyliasis, Mainland China [PDF]

open access: diamondEmerging Infectious Diseases, 2005
To the Editor: The first case of angiostrongyliasis caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis in mainland China was reported in 1984; only 3 cases were reported between then and 1996 (1). Recently, however, cases of angiostrongyliasis have increased rapidly because of its natural focus and a change in human dietary patterns. For example, snails have become
Xiao-Guang Chen, Hua Li, Zhao-Rong Lun
doaj   +8 more sources

Drug trials for treatment of human angiostrongyliasis [PDF]

open access: goldRevista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2003
Abdominal and cerebral angiostrongyliasis are two important infections produced by metastrongylid worms, the former occurring in Central and South America and the later in Asia and Pacific Islands.
Márcia Bohrer Mentz   +1 more
doaj   +8 more sources

Subretinal Angiostrongyliasis: A Case Report

open access: yesInternational 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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Human angiostrongyliasis outbreak in Dali, China. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS 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
Shan Lv   +9 more
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Angiostrongyliasis in the Americas [PDF]

open access: hybrid, 2012
The helminth Angiostrongylus costaricensis Morera & Cespedes, 1971 is endemic to the Americas and is responsible for a pathological abdominal syndrome, caused by the presence of the adult helminth in the mesenteric arteries. This is microscopically characterized by eosinophilic infiltration, vascular abnormality and a granulomatous reaction ...
Arnaldo Maldonado   +2 more
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Enzootic Angiostrongyliasis in Shenzhen, China [PDF]

open access: diamondEmerging 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
doaj   +5 more sources

A practical guide for the diagnosis of abdominal angiostrongyliasis caused by the nematode Angiostrongylus costaricensis. [PDF]

open access: yesParasit Vectors, 2023
Abdominal angiostrongyliasis (AA) is a severe parasitic infection caused by the nematode Angiostrongylus costaricensis . This disease is characterized by abdominal pain, a strong inflammatory eosinophilic response in the blood and tissues, and eventually
Rodriguez R   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Clinical Course and Optical Coherence Tomography of Ocular Angiostrongyliasis: A Case Report. [PDF]

open access: yesJ Curr Ophthalmol, 2023
Purpose: To report the clinical course and optical coherence tomography (OCT) findings of ocular angiostrongyliasis. Methods: A 36-year-old female with a history of ingesting regular raw freshwater shrimp and other raw food presented with acute ...
Luangsawang K   +2 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Angiostrongyliasis [PDF]

open access: hybridDefinitions, 2020
Angiostrongyliasis is a foodborne zoonotic disease, endemic to Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands, caused by the rat lungworm Angiostrongylus cantonensis and that is acquired by the ingestion of the infective larvae on vegetables or in raw or ...

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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

open access: yesTropical 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
doaj   +2 more sources

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