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Sarasinula marginata (Semper, 1885) (Mollusca, Soleolifera) de Belo Horizonte (MG, Brazil) como hospedeira intermediária potencial do Angiostrongylus costaricencis Morera & Céspedes, 1971 Sarasinula marginata (Semper, 1885) (Mollusca, Soleolifera) from Belo Horizonte (MG, Brazil) as a potential intermediate host of Angiostrongylus costaricensis Morera & Céspedes, 1971

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 1992
Espécimes de Sarasinula marginata foram coletadas em hortas e jardins residenciais de Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais. A suscetibilidade desta espécie de lesma ao Angiostrongylus costaricensis foi verificada em laboratório, utilizando-se 15 exemplares da ...
Lais Clark Lima, Cristiano Lara Massara, Cecília Pereira de Souza, Liana K. Jannotti-Passos, Henrique Leonel Lenzi   +4 more
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Diversity of Terrestrial Malacofauna, Favorable Habitats, and Relationships With Mollusk Size in Urban Environments of Sergipe, Northeastern Brazil

Biotropica, Volume 58, Issue 2, March 2026.
The invasive exotic snail Achatina fulica dominates the terrestrial mollusk community in the city of Aracaju, occurring in all sampled urban habitats and being the most abundant species among the individuals collected. In addition, it exhibited a larger shell size and greater total weight, particularly in back gardens. ABSTRACT Terrestrial mollusks can
Pedro D. Lima, José L. J. Santos, Allan C. Gomes, Rachel P. P. Carvalho, André M. Alves, Camenas V. Barata, Quezia M. S. Araújo, Tiago S. Santos, Luciane M. S. Melo, Suzete R. Gomes, Victor F. S. Lima, José R. S. Silva   +11 more
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Electrophoretic patterns of proteinuria in dogs with Cushing's syndrome

Journal of Small Animal Practice, Volume 67, Issue 3, Page 227-234, March 2026.
Objectives To describe the electrophoretic pattern of proteinuria in dogs with naturally occurring Cushing's syndrome. We hypothesised that urine protein electrophoresis in dogs with spontaneous Cushing's syndrome will reveal glomerular proteinuria. We also hypothesised that the severity of proteinuria would decrease during treatment with trilostane ...
J. Milenkovic, T. Francey, A. Schweighauser, J. Howard, S. Kittl, M. Campos   +5 more
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Angiostrongylus spp. in the Americas: geographical and chronological distribution of definitive hosts versus disease reports

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
BACKGROUND Angiostrongyliasis is an infection caused by nematode worms of the genus Angiostrongylus. The adult worms inhabit the pulmonary arteries, heart, bronchioles of the lung, or mesenteric arteries of the caecum of definitive host. Of a total of 23
Romina Valente, Maria del Rosario Robles, Graciela T Navone, Julia I Diaz   +3 more
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Angiostrongylus cantonensis

, 2010
Angiostrongylus cantonensis (Chen, 1933) Site of infection: no specified. Recruitment: ingestion. Distribution: Japan (Uchida 1976; Otsuru 1977; Hasegawa & Asakawa 2004). No specimens in collections. Remarks: This species is parasite of rodents around the world, and can also be parasite of man (Slom et al. 2002).
Xue, Xiao-Feng, Song, Zi-Wei, Hong, Xiao-Yue   +2 more
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Recurrent haemorrhage, due to vitamin K‐dependent coagulopathy, as the primary presenting complaint in a dog with naturally occurring hypoadrenocorticism

Veterinary Record Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 1, February 2026.
Abstract A 5‐year‐old male neutered standard poodle, presented with recurrent gingival margin haemorrhage and associated prolongations in prothrombin time and activated partial thromboplastin time, with repeatable demonstration of clinical (bleeding) and laboratory (prothrombin time, activated partial thromboplastin time) resolution with, and relapse ...
Jenny Reeve, Aiden Pang
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Angiostrongylus spp. in the nasal mucosa of Didelphis sp

Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Pathology
Nematodes of the genus Angiostrongylus are parasites capable of inhabiting the pulmonary arteries, heart, bronchioles, and mesenteric veins of various hosts.
Carolina Konkel Barbosa, Maysa Lopes Orsi, Kenzo Lewandowski Takehara, Renato Silva de Sousa   +3 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, Shira Shafir, Matthew Wise, Ralph D. Robinson, Mark L. Eberhard, John F. Lindo   +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, William Davis, Rachel Burrow, Stephanie Mella, Joanna Dukes‐McEwan   +4 more
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Diverse gastropod hosts of Angiostrongylus cantonensis, the rat lungworm, globally and with a focus on the Hawaiian Islands.

PLoS ONE, 2014
Eosinophilic meningitis caused by the parasitic nematode Angiostrongylus cantonensis is an emerging infectious disease with recent outbreaks primarily in tropical and subtropical locations around the world, including Hawaii.
Jaynee R Kim, Kenneth A Hayes, Norine W Yeung, Robert H Cowie   +3 more
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