Detection of Rat Lungworm (Angiostrongylus cantonensis) in Rats and Gastropods, Italy [PDF]
Emerging Infectious DiseasesThe emerging zoonotic nematode Angiostrongylus cantonensis causes severe neural angiostrongyliasis in both humans and animals. The parasite has been reported in Spain. We detected A.
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Angiostrongylus cantonensis Meningo-Encephalitis in Children-Heightened Awareness Needed During Prolonged Wet Weather Conditions. [PDF]
J Paediatr Child HealthABSTRACT Aim Angiostrongylus cantonensis, the leading cause of eosinophilic meningoencephalitis, is well established in eastern Australia. Prolonged wet weather in Queensland during 2021–2022 coincided with anecdotal reports of increased neuroangiostrongyliasis cases, prompting an evaluation of paediatric cases from 2013 to 2022.
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Angiostrongylus cantonensis Meningoencephalitis in Three Pediatric Patients in Florida, USA [PDF]
Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases SocietyEosinophilic meningoencephalitis caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis has been reported in several southern U.S. states and Hawai’i. We present the first locally acquired human cases of A.
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Insights into the biology of the rat lungworm, Angiostrongylus cantonensis [PDF]
Parasites & VectorsAngiostrongylus cantonensis is a parasitic nematode with a complex life cycle involving rats as definitive hosts and gastropods as intermediate hosts. The parasite can infect other organisms, including humans, in which it causes neuroangiostrongyliasis ...
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Older urban rats are infected with the zoonotic nematode Angiostrongylus cantonensis [PDF]
Current Research in Parasitology and Vector-Borne DiseasesRats, being synanthropic, are hosts to agents of zoonotic diseases that pose a threat to human and domestic animal health. The nematode parasite Angiostrongylus cantonensis, commonly known as the rat lungworm, is no exception; it can cause potentially ...
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Successful Management of Angiostrongylus Cantonensis-Induced Eosinophilic Meningitis Using Albendazole–Corticosteroid Therapy: A Case Report With Serial Cytokine and CSF Monitoring [PDF]
Case Reports in Infectious DiseasesAngiostrongylus eosinophilic meningitis is aparasitic disease caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis. The initial report is originated from southern China. However, the incidence rate has decreased due to improvements in sanitary conditions.
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Analysis of the mitochondrial genome to determine the origins and pathways of entry of Angiostrongylus cantonensis in continental Europe (Valencia, Spain) [PDF]
ParasitologyAngiostrongylus cantonensis, the rat lungworm, is a zoonotic parasite mainly of rats which act as definitive hosts. If humans become accidentally infected, the nematode is capable of migrating to the brain causing meningoencephalitis.
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Parasites & Vectors, 2023 Background Angiostrongylus cantonensis (rat lungworm) is the main pathogen responsible for eosinophilic meningitis in humans. One of its intermediate snail hosts, Achatina fulica, was already present in many countries around the world before it appeared ...
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Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2023 Rat lungworm (Angiostrongylus cantonensis), a zoonotic parasite invasive to the United States, causes eosinophilic meningoencephalitis. A. cantonensis harbors in rat reservoir hosts and is transmitted through gastropods and other paratenic hosts.
Nicole L. Gottdenker +10 more
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Pathogens, 2023 Angiostrongylus cantonensis is the major etiological nematode parasite causing eosinophilic meningitis and/or eosinophilic meningoencephalitis in humans.
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