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First report of a naturally patent infection of Angiostrongylus costaricensis in a dog [PDF]

, 2015
Angiostrongylus costaricensis is the zoonotic agent of abdominal angiostrongyliasis in several countries in North and South America. Rodents are recognized as the main definitive hosts of A.
Alfaro Alarcón, A, Annoscia, G, Cerrone, A, Chinchilla, A, Colella, V, Dantas Torres, F, Galiero, G, Gutierrez, N, Otranto, D, Santoro, M., VENEZIANO, VINCENZO   +10 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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Angiostrongyliasis

Sohal RJ, Gilotra TS, Nguyen AD, Nguyen AD, Lui F.   +4 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

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

, 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, Lian Xu, Liping Yu, Qi Liao, Siqi Luo, Xiaoying Wu, Xin Zeng, Yi Zhao, Zhiyue Lv, Zhongdao Wu   +9 more
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Hurdles in the evolutionary epidemiology of Angiostrongylus cantonensis: Pseudogenes, incongruence between taxonomy and DNA sequence variants, and cryptic lineages [PDF]

, 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., Dusitsittipon, Sirilak, Komalamisra, Chalit, Morand, Serge, Thaenkham, Urisa   +4 more
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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]

, 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, Schurkman, Jacob, Tandingan De Ley, Irma, Wilen, Cheryl   +3 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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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
wiley   +1 more source

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

, 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, Cantacessi, Cinzia, Colella, Vito, Dantas-Torres, Filipe, Giannelli, Alessio, Otranto, Domenico, Ramos, Rafael Antonio Nascimento   +6 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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