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PLoS ONE, 2019 Angiostrongyliasis is a parasitic disease caused by nematodes of the genus Angiostrongylus. Distribution of this worm corresponds to the dispersal of its main intermediate host, the giant African land snail Achatina fulica.
Abdulhakam Dumidae +5 more
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HumanAngiostrongylus cantonensis, Jamaica
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2005 To the Editor: Angiostrongylus cantonensis is the most common cause of eosinophilic meningoencephalitis worldwide (1). The parasite's presence has been well documented in Jamaica in rats (definitive host) and a variety of mollusks (intermediate hosts); infections occur in humans sporadically on the island.
Cecelia A. Waugh +5 more
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Aspiration of superabsorbent polymer beads in a 2‐year‐old Boston terrier
Veterinary Record Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 1, February 2026.Abstract This case report describes the first documented instance of a dog aspirating a superabsorbent polymer bead, commonly marketed as Orbeez, and its successful removal. Superabsorbent polymers are widely used in children's toys and decorative products, and they possess the ability to expand significantly in water.
Damian Koc +4 more
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Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2018 Human neural angiostrongyliasis is an emerging infectious disease caused by nematode Angiostrongylus cantonensis. The present study investigated the presence of Angiostrongylus spp.
Jucicleide Ramos-de-Souza +9 more
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Angiostrongylus cantonensis in a Red Ruffed Lemur at a Zoo, Louisiana, USA
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2022 A red ruffed lemur (Varecia rubra) from a zoo in Louisiana, USA, was euthanized for worsening paresis. Brain and spinal cord histology identified eosinophilic meningoencephalomyelitis with intralesional adult Angiostrongylus sp. nematodes.
Jessica Rizor +3 more
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Integrative Zoology, Volume 21, Issue 1, Page 104-115, January 2026.ABSTRACT The ongoing invasion of the zoonotic parasite Angiostrongylus cantonensis threatens humans, other mammals, and birds. In Mallorca, neurological disorders associated with this parasite are increasingly reported in free‐living Algerian hedgehogs, Atelerix algirus, raising public health concerns.
Anna Šipková +7 more
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Insulinoma in a dog (Canis lupus familiaris) with concurrent non‐cardiogenic pulmonary oedema
Veterinary Record Case Reports, Volume 13, Issue 4, December 2025.Abstract A 12‐year‐old, female, neutered beagle presented with hypoglycaemia, sudden‐onset non‐ambulatory tetraparesis and a single tonic‐clonic seizure. Computed tomography revealed a pancreatic nodule, consistent with an insulinoma, an enlarged hepatic lymph node and ground‐glass attenuation of the lung parenchyma, most consistent with non ...
Dylan O’ Toole +5 more
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An Interesting Case of Eosinophilic Meningitis [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2013 Angiostrongylus cantonensis is one of the causative agents of eosinophilic meningitis. Humans get infected when they ingest raw or partially cooked snails or monitor lizards (Varanus bengalensis). There is a popular belief that the tongue and the liver
Shivanand Pai +4 more
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Angiostrongylus chabaudi Biocca, 1957: a new parasite for domestic cats?
Parasites & Vectors, 2014 Background Natural infection with a species of Angiostrongylus has been reported only once in wildcats from central Italy by Biocca in 1957. The causative species of this infection was identified as Angiostrongylus chabaudi.
Antonio Varcasia +8 more
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Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 1982 Os autores apresentam um caso de angiostrongiloidose abdominal, numa criança de um ano de idade, do Sudeste do Paraná. Baseados nos dados clínicos e anatomo-patológicos identificam o parasito como Angiostrongylus costaricensis.The authors present a case ...
Marciano Antonio Rojas Ayala +3 more
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