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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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Hedgehogs and Angiostrongylus cantonensis: Uncovering the Role of Atelerix albiventris in the Parasite Life Cycle

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, Kristýna Javorská, Lucia Anettová, Divakaran Pandian, Petr Cibulka, Jana Kačmaříková, Ladislav Novotný, David Modrý   +7 more
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Assessment of Pet Owners’ Knowledge on Parasitic Infection in Sylhet City Corporation, Bangladesh

Journal of Parasitology Research, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Pets can contain parasites along with other infectious diseases. This survey investigates risk factors associated with pet owners’ sociodemographic status and categorizes pet animals into different risk groups, as reported by their owners, in Sylhet City Corporation, Bangladesh.
Saiful Islam, Rakibul Hasan, Shofiqul Islam, Md. Khairul Amin Rafi, Md. Saruar Jahan Nayem, Onnapurna Roy, Tushar Kanti, Marjana Mowrin Jui, Muhammad Mujahidul Islam, Mohammad Sujaur Rahman, Md. Mowdudul Hasan Talha, Real Datta, Kazi Mehetazul Islam, Saiful Islam, Satabdi Datta Choudhury   +14 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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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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Piplartine as an Innovative Natural Product With Dual Antiparasitic and Immunomodulatory Actions

Journal of Immunology Research, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) remain a major global health burden, disproportionately affecting low‐ and middle‐income regions and demanding innovative therapeutic strategies. This review summarizes current evidence on piplartine (piperlongumine), a naturally occurring amide from Piper species with broad antiparasitic and immunomodulatory ...
Lucas Fukui-Silva, Felipe C. R. de Souza, Camila S. Amorim, Josué de Moraes, Poorani Gurumallesh Prabu   +4 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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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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Endoparasites of Rattus norvegicus With Reference to Their Zoonotic Importance in an Urban District, East Kuwait

Veterinary Medicine International, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Rattus norvegicus (the brown rat) is adaptable to living in urban settlements across the globe, including Kuwait where this rodent species is widespread in human habitats. It has been known that brown rats are reservoirs of many pathogens, including parasites that can pose a threat to human and animal health.
Fatemah A. M. Aryan, Laila Mohammed Azad Tahrani, Osama Mohammed El-Shafei El-Azazy, Valeria Pasciu   +3 more
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El riesgo de parasitismo por Angiostrongylus cantonensis: una problemática reemergente en Cuba

Revista Información Científica, 2020
Introducción: el riesgo de parasitismo por Angiostrongylus cantonensis  transmitido por el caracol gigante africano es una problemática reemergente en Cuba.
Yuvisleidys Reynosa-Aguilar, Karla Sucet Elias-Armas, José Oriol Vega-Puentes, Vivian Céspedes-Pereña   +3 more
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