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Unexpected Shifts in Bivalve Function From Filtration to Transmission Risk

Freshwater Biology, Volume 70, Issue 6, June 2025.
ABSTRACT Understanding the complex interactions between filter‐feeding species and zoonotic disease transmission in aquatic environments is crucial for accurately quantifying the ecosystem services provided by these organisms. This study explores for the first time the roles of freshwater bivalves in the transmission dynamics of emerging zoonotic ...
Jakub Hradečný, Divakaran Pandian, Lucia Anettová, Anna Šipková, Juan Felipe Escobar‐Calderón, Mehrak Mohammadi, Kateřina Gregarová, David Modrý, Karel Douda   +8 more
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Diagnosing and Understanding Angiostrongyliasis, A Zoonotic Cause of Meningitis [PDF]

ACS Chemical Neuroscience, 2018
Eosinophilic meningitis caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis is spreading worldwide, and it can manifest as a severe neurological disease. Angiostrongyliasis is a food- and water-borne parasitosis that usually exhibits a seasonal and circumscribed geographical distribution.
Graeff-Teixeira, Carlos, Morassutti, Alessandra Loureiro, Jones, Malcolm K.   +2 more
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The Innate Immune Sensor Zbp1 Mediates Central Nervous System Inflammation Induced by Angiostrongylus Cantonensis by Promoting Macrophage Inflammatory Phenotypes

Advanced Science, Volume 12, Issue 11, March 20, 2025.
This study reveals that Zbp1 plays a pivotal role in regulating neuroimmune interactions during Angiostrongylus cantonensis (AC) infection. Zbp1 modulates lymphocyte infiltration and natural killer (NK) cell cytotoxicity by promoting cytokine secretion and M1 polarization of macrophages, shaping the CNS immune microenvironment.
Hongli Zhou, Minyu Zhou, XiPing Liao, Liangyu Zhang, Hang Wei, Yuting Lu, Yiqing Zhang, Hui Huang, Yue Hu, Tao Chen, Zhiyue Lv   +10 more
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Potentiality of Achatina fulica Bowdich, 1822 (Mollusca: Gastropoda) as intermediate host of the Angiostrongylus costaricensis Morera & Céspedes 1971

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2003
Samples of Achatina fulica were experimentally infected with Angiostrongylus costaricensis larvae, etiological agent of abdominal angiostrongyliasis, showing that A. fulica is susceptible to the parasite.
Omar dos Santos Carvalho, Horácio MS Teles, Ester Maria Mota, Cristiane Lafetá Gomes Furtado de Mendonça, Henrique Leonel Lenzi   +4 more
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Angiostrongylus cantonensis Meningo‐Encephalitis in Children—Heightened Awareness Needed During Prolonged Wet Weather Conditions

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, Volume 61, Issue 3, Page 472-481, March 2025.
ABSTRACT Aim Angiostrongylus cantonensis, the leading cause of eosinophilic meningoencephalitis, is well established in eastern Australia. Prolonged wet weather in Queensland during 2021–2022 coincided with anecdotal reports of increased neuroangiostrongyliasis cases, prompting an evaluation of paediatric cases from 2013 to 2022.
Nadia Hasan, Clare Nourse, Claire Heney, Rogan Lee, Vishal Kapoor, Angela Berkhout   +5 more
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Eosinophilic meningitis caused by infection of Angiostrongylus cantonensis in a traveler

Chinese Journal of Contemporary Neurology and Neurosurgery, 2013
A 55-year-old female traveler returning from South China with acute onset of meningitis, presenting with eosinophilic pleocytosis in the cerebrospinal fluid was reported.
Hong-zhi GUAN, Chu-peng HOI, Li-ying CUI, Lin CHEN   +3 more
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First Reported Outbreak of Abdominal Angiostrongyliasis [PDF]

Clinical Infectious Diseases, 1998
Human abdominal angiostrongyliasis is a potentially fatal disease caused by Angiostrongylus costaricensis, a nematode found in the Americas. During the period of December 1994 through August 1995, an outbreak of this disease occurred in Guatemala. We identified 22 cases of abdominal angiostrongyliasis and conducted a matched case-control study to ...
M H, Kramer, G J, Greer, J F, Quiñonez, N R, Padilla, B, Hernández, B A, Arana, R, Lorenzana, P, Morera, A W, Hightower, M L, Eberhard, B L, Herwaldt   +10 more
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Gastrointestinal Parasites of Zoonotic Importance Detected in Bats in the Conservation Area of Semuliki National Park, Western Uganda

Journal of Parasitology Research, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025.
Bat guano may contain zoonotic parasites that contaminate the environment and/or serve as a potential source of infection to humans and animals. Repeated bat–human exposure could be a risk factor for zoonosis. To date, knowledge on the status of bat gastrointestinal parasites (GIPs) in Uganda is limited.
James Robert Ochieng, Charles Drago Kato, John Joseph M. Kisakye, Bernard Marchand   +3 more
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Population genetics and genetic variation of Pomacea canaliculata (Gastropoda: Ampullariidae) in China revealed by sequence analyses of three mitochondrial genes

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 14, Issue 1, January 2024.
The Golden apple snail, Pomacea canaliculata, is one of the world's 100 worst invasive alien species that is best known for its damage to wetland agriculture. We analyzed the genetic variation and population genetics of P. canaliculata populations in seven regions of China based on molecular markers of three mitochondrial (mt) genes.
Xi‐Long Yi, Jing Liu, Mei‐Ling Cao, Jun Xiong, Yuan‐Ping Deng, Hui‐Mei Wang, Ping‐Ping Ma, Guo‐Hua Liu, Hua Yang   +8 more
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Eosinophilic meningitis due to Angiostrongylus cantonensis in Europe

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, Sofie Skovmand, Sigurdur Skarphedinsson   +2 more
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