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Enzootic Angiostrongyliasis in Shenzhen, China

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, Mu-Xin Chen, Shi-Tong Gao, Yi-Jie Geng, Da-Na Huang, Jian-Ping Liu, Yuan-Liang Wu, Xing-Quan Zhu   +7 more
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Worms, slugs and humans: the medical and popular construction of an emerging infectious disease Vermes, caramujos e humanos: as construções médica e popular de uma doença infecciosa emergente

História, Ciências, Saúde: Manguinhos, 2011
The identification of the worm Angiostrongylus costaricensis parasitizing land snails and humans in Southern Brazil suggests under-diagnosis and under-notification of patients with abdominal angiostrongyliasis.
Márcia Grisotti, Fernando Dias de Avila-Pires   +1 more
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The metagenomic next-generation sequencing in diagnosing central nervous system angiostrongyliasis: a case report

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2020
Backgrounds The incidence of angiostrongyliasis is increasing in recent decades due to the expanding endemic areas all over the world. Clinicians face tremendous challenge of diagnosing angiostrongyliasis because of the lack of awareness of the disease ...
Li Feng, Aiwu Zhang, Jiali Que, Hongyan Zhou, Haiyan Wang, Yuanlin Guan, Cunzhou Shen, Xunsha Sun, Rong Lai, Fuhua Peng, Huiyu Feng, Ling Chen   +11 more
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Angiostrongylosis in Animals and Humans in Europe

Pathogens, 2021
Lungworms in the genus Angiostrongylus cause disease in animals and humans. The spread of Angiostrongylus vasorum within Europe and the recent establishment of Angiostrongylus cantonensis increase the relevance of these species to veterinary and medical ...
Eric R. Morgan, David Modry, Claudia Paredes-Esquivel, Pilar Foronda, Donato Traversa   +4 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

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, Paloma Napoleão-Pêgo, Priscila S. Gonçalves, Guilherme C. Lechuga, Arnaldo Mandonado, Carlos Graeff-Teixeira, David W. Provance   +6 more
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First cases of Angiostrongylus cantonensis infection reported in Martinique, 2002–2017

Parasite, 2020
Neuroangiostrongyliasis is a parasitic disease caused by the accidental ingestion of the nematode Angiostrongylus cantonensis in its larval form.
Dard Céline, Tessier Eve, Nguyen Duc, Epelboin Loïc, Harrois Dorothée, Swale Christopher, Cabié André, de Meuron Katia, Miossec Charline, Desbois-Nogard Nicole   +9 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 ...
Arnaldo Maldonado, Raquel Simes, Silvana Thiengo   +2 more
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Sensitive Detection of Foodborne Parasitic Larvae Using a Sieving–qPCR Workflow: Application to Angiostrongylus cantonensis

Journal of Food Science, Volume 91, Issue 7, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Contaminated food and water represent potential infection sources of Angiostrongylus cantonensis, a parasitic nematode with significant zoonotic potential. Limited environmental surveillance may be due to the absence of simple and reliable screening methods. Different methods of A.
Jana Kačmaříková, Helena Stříbrná, Kateřina Janečková, Barbora Červená   +3 more
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Probing Cinnamamides and Benzamides as Anthelmintics: Discovery of Potent Drug‐Like Agents Against Angiostrongylus cantonensis

Chemical Biology &Drug Design, Volume 108, Issue 1, July 2026.
Cynnamoyl benzylpiperazine was identified as drug‐like derivative of cinnarizine with anthelmintic activity against A. cantonensis. In this work, 15 out of 31 derivatives showed improved anthelmintic activity with increased solubility. A SAR study was carried out to determine the molecular features involved in such effect.
Bruna L. Lemes, Mariana A. Siegl‐Breno, Marina T. Varela, Flavia B. Lopes, Mikaelly K. Silva‐Nunes, Thaiane D. Santos, Lucas Fukui‐Silva, Daniel B. Roquini, Vinicius G. Maltarollo, Josué de Moraes, João Paulo S. Fernandes   +10 more
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Severe Eosinophilic Meningoencephalitis Secondary to Suspected Neuroangiostrongyliasis with a Good Clinical Outcome

Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, Volume 2019, Issue 1, 2019., 2019
Angiostrongylus cantonensis has caused sporadic cases of eosinophilic meningoencephalitis in Sydney, Australia. We describe a 36‐year‐old man who presented subacutely with fevers, reduced level of consciousness, confusion, ophthalmoplegia, and urinary incontinence.
Fabian Chiong, Andrew R. Lloyd, Jeffrey J. Post, Sinésio Talhari   +3 more
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