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Autochthonous Angiostrongylus vasorum in Finland

Veterinary Record Open, 2019
Angiostrongylus vasorum has spread farther north in Europe. In this study, two autochthonous findings from dogs from Finland are described: in February 2014, the infection was diagnosed in a 10‐month‐old labrador retriever, and in February 2017, in a three‐year‐old French bulldog.
Tiškina, Valentina, Lindqvist, E.-L., Blomqvist, A.-C., Orav, Merle, Stensvold, C.R., Jokelainen, P.   +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, Deepak Madi, Basavaprabhu Achappa, Soundarya Mahalingam, Rakshith Kendambadi   +4 more
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The impacts of biological invasions

Biological Reviews, Volume 101, Issue 3, Page 1255-1310, June 2026.
ABSTRACT The Anthropocene is characterised by a continuous human‐mediated reshuffling of the distributions of species globally. Both intentional and unintentional introductions have resulted in numerous species being translocated beyond their native ranges, often leading to their establishment and subsequent spread – a process referred to as biological
Phillip J. Haubrock, Teun Everts, Neil Angelo S. Abreo, Jamie Bojko, Victor Deklerck, James W. E. Dickey, Ana Clara S. Franco, Emili García‐Berthou, Stelios Katsanevakis, Natalia I. Kirichenko, Stefano Mammola, Martin A. Nuñez, Ben Parker, Riccardo Scalera, Ismael Soto, Diederik Strubbe, Ali Serhan Tarkan, Lorenzo Vilizzi, Tim Adriaens, Paride Balzani, Dagmara Błońska, Elizabeta Briski, Rein Brys, Amy L. Burgess, James E. Byers, Carlos Cano‐Barbacil, Giuseppe Castaldelli, Jaimie T.A. Dick, Victoria Dominguez Almela, Romina D. Dimarco, Margarita Florencio, Antonín Kouba, Melina Kourantidou, Irmak Kurtul, Irene Martín‐Forés, Olivier Morissette, Julian D. Olden, Bruno E. Soares, Jakub Truszkowski, Hugo Verreycken, Marc Kenis, Ronaldo Sousa, J. Robert Britton   +42 more
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Angiostrongiloidose abdominal: (Apresentação de um caso) Abdominal angiostrongyloidiasis: (Report of a case)

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, Ivanio F. Guerra, René Alfredo Schir, Antonio Motizuki   +3 more
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Angiostrongylus cantonensis eosinophilic meningitis

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 1999
In the past 50 years, Angiostrongylus cantonensis, the most common cause of eosinophilic meningitis, has spread from Southeast Asia to the South Pacific, Africa, India, the Caribbean, and recently, to Australia and North America, mainly carried by cargo ship rats.
Pien, Francis D., Pien, Brian C.
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Zoonotic risks in urban areas: Prevalence of helminth parasites in urban populations of Lissachatina fulica in Sarawak, Malaysia

Veterinary Record Open, Volume 13, Issue 1, June 2026.
Abstract Background The giant African land snail (Lissachatina fulica), an invasive species with significant medical, agricultural and economic importance, is abundant in urban areas of Kota Samarahan, Sarawak. The proximity between humans and the snail may increase the risk of pathogen transmission.
Farid Farhan Mohd Nor, Nur Aniyah Sulaiman, Tiffany Junior Singgah Iddie, Dayang Norafizan Awang Chee, Madinah Adrus   +4 more
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Molecular insights versus morphological traits: rethinking identification of the closely related Angiostrongylus cantonensis and Angiostrongylus malaysiensis

Parasites & Vectors
Background The closely related Angiostrongylus cantonensis and Angiostrongylus malaysiensis have been reported to coexist in Thailand and share similar hosts and life cycles. Recently, in an angiostrongyliasis outbreak in Thailand, both A.
Chanisara Kaenkaew, Abigail Hui En Chan, Naowarat Saralamba, Jiraporn Ruangsittichai, Kittipong Chaisiri, Vachirapong Charoennitiwat, Urusa Thaenkham   +6 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, Claudia Tamponi, Emanuele Brianti, Piera Angela Cabras, Roberta Boi, Anna Paola Pipia, Alessio Giannelli, Domenico Otranto, Antonio Scala   +8 more
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Angiostrongylus vasorum (Baillet, 1866) Nematoda: Prostostrongylidae, em cães de Minas Gerais, Brasil Angiostrongylus vasorum (Baillet, 1866) Nematoda: Prostostrongylidae, in dogs of Minas Gerais, Brasil

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 1985
Foi identificado Angiostrongylus vasorum (Baillet, 1866) colhido da artéria pulmonar de dois cães (Canis familiaris) procedentes do município de Caratinga, Estado de Minas Gerais, Brasil. É apresentada a descrição morfológicas do parasita.
Walter dos Santos Lima, Helio Martins de Araujo Costa, Marcos Pezzi Guimarães, Antonio Cesar Rios Leite   +3 more
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Diagnostic Investigation of Two Cases of Oslerus osleri Infection in Dogs: Microscopic Challenges and Molecular Characterisation

Veterinary Medicine and Science, Volume 12, Issue 3, May 2026.
Two cases of young dogs with chronic cough were investigated, one with bronchoalveolar lavage for cytology, the other with endoscopic biopsy for histopathology. DNA was extracted from stained smears and from formalin paraffin‐embedded blocs, six primer pairs spanning the ribosomal RNA gene of O.
Jeremie Korchia, Vishnu Manikantan, Ashley K. McGrew, Christina M. Jeffries, Rebecca L. Makii, Kelly McCord, Sriveny Dangoudoubiyam   +6 more
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