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Activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis contributes to the immunosuppression of mice infected with Angiostrongylus cantonensis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
PCR primers used in this study.
Ai-ling Chen   +7 more
core   +2 more sources

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

open access: yesHistória, 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   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

The metagenomic next-generation sequencing in diagnosing central nervous system angiostrongyliasis: a case report

open access: yesBMC 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   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Angiostrongylosis in Animals and Humans in Europe

open access: yesPathogens, 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   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Preliminary expression profile of cytokines in brain tissue of BALB/c mice with Angiostrongylus cantonensis infection [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
BACKGROUND: Angiostrongylus cantonensis (A. cantonensis) infection can result in increased risk of eosinophilic meningitis. Accumulation of eosinophils and inflammation can result in the A.
Jie Wei   +9 more
core   +1 more source

Hurdles in the evolutionary epidemiology of Angiostrongylus cantonensis: Pseudogenes, incongruence between taxonomy and DNA sequence variants, and cryptic lineages [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Angiostrongylus cantonensis, the rat lungworm, is a zoonotic pathogen that is one of the leading causes of eosinophilic meningitis worldwide. This parasite is regarded as an emerging pathogen with a global range expansion out of southeastern Asia post ...
Criscione, Charles D.   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Angiostrongyliasis

open access: yes
Sohal RJ   +4 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

Angiostrongylus cantonensis an Atypical Presenilin: Epitope Mapping, Characterization, and Development of an ELISA Peptide Assay for Specific Diagnostic of Angiostrongyliasis

open access: yesMembranes, 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
doaj   +1 more source

Mortality of the invasive white garden snail Theba pisana exposed to three US isolates of Phasmarhabditis spp (P. hermaphrodita, P. californica, and P. papillosa). [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Theba pisana is a serious snail pest in many parts of the world and affects diverse crops including grain, vegetables, grapevines, and ornamental plants and shrubs.
Dillman, Adler R   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Feline lungworms unlock a novel mode of parasite transmission. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Snail-borne lungworms exert an enormous toll on the health and welfare of animals and humans. Of these parasites, Aelurostrongylus abstrusus and Troglostrongylus brevior affect the respiratory tract of felids.
Brianti, Emanuele   +6 more
core   +3 more sources

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