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Achatina fulica infected by Angiostrongylus cantonensis on beaches, in the west zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2018
Angiostrongylus cantonensis is considered the main etiological agent of eosinophilic meningitis in humans. At present, this zoonosis is considered an emerging disease mainly in the Americas.
André H. Bechara, Raquel O. Simões, Marta Júlia Faro, Juberlan S. Garcia   +3 more
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Angiostrongylus cantonensis Rat Lungworm Detected in Rats, Madagascar, 2022–2023

Emerging Infectious Diseases
Angiostrongylus cantonensis, the rat lungworm, is a zoonotic parasite that causes eosinophilic meningitis in humans; the parasite is maintained in rat definitive hosts and transmitted through gastropod intermediate hosts. We report A.
Santatriniaina F. Randrianarisoa, Elise N. Paietta, Rachel A. Johnston, Tahina T. Razanamahenina, Antsa Ramboninarimalala, Toussaint G. Raherinirina, Laurent Raveloson, Nina L. Finley, Eric Baitchman, Arvind Varsani, Fidisoa T. Rasambainarivo   +10 more
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Species of Angiostrongylus (Nematoda: Metastrongyloidea) in wildlife: A review

International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2015
Twenty-one species of Angiostrongylus plus Angiostrongylus sp. (Nematoda: Metastrongyloidea) are known currently in wildlife. These occur naturally in rodents, tupaiids, mephitids, mustelids, procyonids, felids, and canids, and aberrantly in a range of ...
David M. Spratt
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Detection of Rat Lungworms in Invasive Mollusks, Georgia, USA, 2024

Emerging Infectious Diseases
The rat lungworm, Angiostrongylus cantonensis, is an invasive, zoonotic parasite that can cause severe disease in humans. We collected A. cantonensis larvae from 2 host species, invasive apple and mystery snails, from bodies of water in Georgia, USA ...
Tyler J. Achatz, Caley H. Chun, Maggie A. Young, Jim Page, Matthew Rowe, Caroline Cooper, Laura Wenk, Vasyl V. Tkach   +7 more
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Standardization of a multiplex real-time PCR test for the identification of Angiostrongylus cantonensis, A. costaricensis and A. vasorum

Biomédica: revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud, 2018
Introduction: Angiostrongyliasis is a disease caused by Angiostrongylus nematodes that is present worldwide. The infections with the highest impact on human and animal health are caused by A. cantonensis, A. costaricensis, and A. vasorum.
Rubén E. Varela-M, Jinney Stefany Arias, Luz Elena Velásquez   +2 more
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First identification of Angiostrongylus spp. in Lissachatina fulica and Cornu aspersum in Antioquia, Colombia

Biomédica: revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud
Introduction. Abdominal and neural angiostrongyliasis caused by Angiostrongylus costaricensis and A. cantonensis, respectively, are zoonotic diseases involving snails as intermediate hosts.
Ramón Gamarra-Rueda, Ricardo García, Diana C. Restrepo-Rodas, Janeth Pérez-García   +3 more
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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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Strongylides in Achatina (Lissachatina) fulica (Mollusca, Achatinidae) in Havana, Cuba

Revista Cubana de Investigaciones Biomédicas, 2019
Achatina (Lissachatina) fulica was introduced in Cuba in 2014 for african religious purposes and nowadays, mainly by human activity, it is widespread all over the country and, where besides a general nuisance for people it is a pest and also a public ...
José Alejandro Rodríguez Pérez, Christian Meijides Mejías, Alejandro Ramos Robledo, Vanessa Pérez del Vallín, Alejandro Mirabal Viel, David Gómez Pérez, Willliam Castillo González, Alberto Juan Dorta Contreras, Luiggi Martini Robles   +8 more
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A new diagnostic technique for identifying Angiostrongylus spp. larvae in intermediate snail species by examining the buccal cavity

Parasites & Vectors
Background Angiostrongyliasis is a zoonotic parasitic disease caused by the rat lungworm Angiostrongylus cantonensis. The intermediate hosts of A.
Yong-bo Zhao, Ling Jiang, Wen Fang, Shao-rong Chen, Yu-hua Liu, Shen-hua Zhao, Peter S. Andrus, Tian-mei Li, Yun-hai Guo   +8 more
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Evidence of new endemic foci of the foodborne helminths Angiostrongylus spp. in rats in selected communities in the Philippines

Parasites & Vectors
Background Angiostrongylus cantonensis (rat lungworm) is a zoonotic foodborne parasite causing meningoencephalitis among humans and animals. Neuroangiostrongyliasis is a globally emerging public health concern with several reported outbreaks; however, it
Allen Jethro I. Alonte, Martha E. Betson, Billy P. Divina, Vachel Gay V. Paller   +3 more
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