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Angiostrongylus cantonensis in anterior chamber

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2019
Live worm in anterior chamber is a rare finding. We hereby report a case of ocular Angiostrongylus cantonensis, which, to the best of our knowledge, is the third case report from India. A 70-year-old female presented with the complaints of watering and foreign body sensations in right eye since 2 months.
Uma Sharan Tiwari, Ankita Aishwarya, Shashi Gandhi, Priya Sisodia   +3 more
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Hyperfibrinolysis in Cats: A Retrospective Case–Control Study of 154 Cats

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Volume 39, Issue 5, September/October 2025.
ABSTRACT Background Hyperfibrinolysis (HFL) has not been well described in cats. Hypothesis/Objectives Identify risk factors associated with HFL in cats and evaluate its association with survival. Our hypotheses were that cats share similar conditions as dogs and humans with HFL and that it is associated with a worse prognosis.
Anabel Priego‐Corredor, María Rocío del Saiz‐Álvarez, Anna Vila‐Soriano, Jorge Castro‐López, Vicente Herrería‐Bustillo   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

Transcriptome profiling of the fifth-stage larvae of Angiostrongylus cantonensis by next-generation sequencing [PDF]

, 2013
Angiostrongylus cantonensis is an important zoonotic nematode. It is the causative agent of eosinophilic meningitis and eosinophilic meningoencephalitis in humans. However, information of this parasite at the genomic level is very limited. In the present
Chien-Ju Cheng, Kuang-Yao Chen, Li-Yu Chung, Lian-Chen Wang, Petrus Tang, Ruei-Chi Richie Gan, Shih-Hsin Chang   +6 more
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Multicenter, Retrospective Determination of the Clinical Utility of Screening Tests in Dogs With Immune‐Mediated Hemolytic Anemia in the United Kingdom and Ireland

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Volume 39, Issue 5, September/October 2025.
ABSTRACT Background Potential triggers of immune‐mediated hemolytic anemia (IMHA) are often identified, but their frequency and the benefit of extensive screening for these to individual dogs is uncertain. Objective To assess the frequency of non‐associative IMHA in dogs undergoing screening in Britain and Ireland and identify where specific tests ...
Tyler Morrison, Ioannis L. Oikonomidis, Hannah K. Walker, Nuno Sousa Santos, Sophie A. Conway, Benoît Cuq, Carolina S. C. Albuquerque, Claudia Gil‐Morales, Glynn Woods   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Immune-mediated thrombocytopenia associated with angiostrongylus vasorum infection in a jack russell terrier

Irish Veterinary Journal, 2010
A twenty-month-old Jack Russell terrier was presented with a four-day history of thrombocytopenia, echymotic inguinal haemorrhages, coughing and reduced exercise tolerance.
JO'Neill Emma, Acke Els, Tobin Emma, McCarthy Grainne   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Meningoencefalitis Eosinofílica Eosinophilic Meningoencephalitis

Revista Médica Electrónica, 2009
El Angiostrongylus cantonensis es la causa infecciosa más frecuente de meningoencefalitis eosinofílica en el niño en nuestro medio. El huésped definitivo de este nemátodo es la rata y los humanos se infectan por la ingestión de larvas en tercer estadio ...
Maritza Fariñas González, Rolando Medina Domínguez, María del C Godoy Guerra, Eldalina Rodríguez, Iliana Robainas Fiallo   +4 more
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Preliminary expression profile of cytokines in brain tissue of BALB/c mice with Angiostrongylus cantonensis infection [PDF]

, 2015
BACKGROUND: Angiostrongylus cantonensis (A. cantonensis) infection can result in increased risk of eosinophilic meningitis. Accumulation of eosinophils and inflammation can result in the A.
Jie Wei, Lian Xu, Liping Yu, Qi Liao, Siqi Luo, Xiaoying Wu, Xin Zeng, Yi Zhao, Zhiyue Lv, Zhongdao Wu   +9 more
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Severe Eosinophilic Meningoencephalitis Secondary to Suspected Neuroangiostrongyliasis with a Good Clinical Outcome

Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, 2019
Angiostrongylus cantonensis has caused sporadic cases of eosinophilic meningoencephalitis in Sydney, Australia. We describe a 36-year-old man who presented subacutely with fevers, reduced level of consciousness, confusion, ophthalmoplegia, and urinary ...
Fabian Chiong, Andrew R. Lloyd, Jeffrey J. Post   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Helminth species richness in wild wood mice, Apodemus sylvaticus, is enhanced by the presence of the intestinal nematode Heligmosomoides polygyrus [PDF]

, 2009
We analysed 3 independently collected datasets of fully censused helminth burdens in wood mice, Apodemus sylvaticus, testing the a priori hypothesis of Behnke et al.
Behnke, JM, Eira, C, Gilbert, FS, Lewis, JW, Miquel, J, Rogan, MT, Torres, J   +6 more
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