Detection of Rat Lungworm (Angiostrongylus cantonensis) in Rats and Gastropods, Italy [PDF]
Emerging Infectious DiseasesThe emerging zoonotic nematode Angiostrongylus cantonensis causes severe neural angiostrongyliasis in both humans and animals. The parasite has been reported in Spain. We detected A.
Divakaran Pandian +10 more
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Angiostrongylus cantonensis an Atypical Presenilin: Epitope Mapping, Characterization, and Development of an ELISA Peptide Assay for Specific Diagnostic of Angiostrongyliasis [PDF]
Membranes, 2022 Background: Angiostrongyliasis, the leading cause universal of eosinophilic meningitis, is an emergent disease due to Angiostrongylus cantonensis (rat lungworm) larvae, transmitted accidentally to humans.
Salvatore G. De-Simone +6 more
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Angiostrongyliasis in the Americas
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2009 Angiostrongyliasis in the AmericasTo the Editor : We read with special interest the article by Hochberg et al. about angiostrongyliasis in Hawaii (1) .Angiostrongylus cantonensis meningitis in the Americas was reported by Aguiar et al. in Cuba in 1981 (2), and we have studied this zoonosis during the following 25 years.We agree with the authors about ...
Alberto Juan Dorta-Contreras +2 more
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Enzootic Angiostrongyliasis, Guangdong, China, 2008–2009
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2011 To the Editor: The nematode Angiostrongylus cantonensis was discovered in pulmonary arteries and hearts of domestic rats in Guangzhou (Canton), China, by Chen in 1935 (1). This parasite has a complex life cycle (2) and causes cerebral angiostrongyliasis after ingestion of infective larvae found in freshwater and terrestrial snails and slugs, paratenic ...
Zhen-Yu Qu +7 more
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Diagnosis of abdominal angiostrongyliasis by PCR from sera of patients [PDF]
, 2003 Abdominal angiostrongyliasis is a zoonotic infection caused by an intra-vascular nematode parasitic of wild rodents, Angiostrongylus costaricensis.
Ana Cristina Arámburu da Silva +2 more
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A new diagnostic technique for identifying Angiostrongylus spp. larvae in intermediate snail species by examining the buccal cavity [PDF]
Parasites & VectorsBackground Angiostrongyliasis is a zoonotic parasitic disease caused by the rat lungworm Angiostrongylus cantonensis. The intermediate hosts of A.
Yong-bo Zhao +8 more
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Angiostrongyliasis in the Americas [PDF]
, 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 ...
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Subretinal angiostrongyliasis-induced optic neuritis
Clinical Ophthalmology, 2013 Suthasinee Sinawat,1 Yosanan Yospaiboon,1 Supat Sinawat21Vitreoretinal Unit, Department of Ophthalmology, 2Department of Physiology, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, ThailandAbstract: A 27-year-old Thai male presented with progressive visual loss and a ...
Sinawat S, Yospaiboon Y, Sinawat S
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Eosinophilic meningitis due to Angiostrongylus cantonensis in Europe [PDF]
International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2020 Objectives: To describe and analyse the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of imported human angiostrongyliasis in Europe. Methods: A systematic literature review of cases of human angiostrongyliasis in Europe was performed.
Frederik Federspiel +2 more
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In vivo screening of flavonoid compounds revealed quercetin as a potential drug to improve recovery of angiostrongyliasis after albendazole treatment. [PDF]
PLoS Negl Trop DisLam HYP, Huang YT, Liang TR, Peng SY.
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