PLoS ONE, 2019 Angiostrongyliasis is a parasitic disease caused by nematodes of the genus Angiostrongylus. Distribution of this worm corresponds to the dispersal of its main intermediate host, the giant African land snail Achatina fulica.
Hak Jong Lee +2 more
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Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, Volume 69, Issue 5, Page 3115-3120, September 2022., 2021 Angiostrongylus cantonensis is an important emerging and zoonotic nematode that has been reported worldwide since its first description in Asia 86 years ago.
M. Gonzálvez, R. R. de Ybáñez
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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.
Kenneth A Hayes +2 more
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Analysis of the mitochondrial genome to determine the origins and pathways of entry of <i>Angiostrongylus cantonensis</i> 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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In Vitro Study of the Effects of Angiostrongylus cantonensis Larvae Extracts on Apoptosis and Dysfunction in the Blood-Brain Barrier (BBB) [PDF]
, 2012 It has been hypothesized that blood-brain barrier (BBB) dysfunction in Angiostrongylus cantonensis infection might be due to the apoptosis of the hosts' BBB cells. Here, we evaluated this hypothesis through several methods, all based on an in vitro mouse
Xin Hu +9 more
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Albendazole-Schisandrin B Co-Therapy on Angiostrongylus cantonensis-Induced Meningoencephalitis in Mice [PDF]
Biomolecules, 2020 Currently, Angiostrongylus cantonensis infections are predominantly treated with albendazole. However, the use of albendazole can provoke certain neurological symptoms as a result of the immune response triggered by the dead worms.
Ho Yin Pekkle Lam +3 more
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Stressed snails release Angiostrongylus cantonensis (rat lungworm) larvae in their slime. [PDF]
One Health, 2023 Rollins RL, Medeiros MCI, Cowie RH.
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Autochthonous Case of Eosinophilic Meningitis Caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis, France, 2016
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2017 We report a case of a 54-year-old Moroccan woman living in France diagnosed with eosinophilic meningitis caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis. Diagnosis was based on clinical symptoms and confirmed by testing of serum and cerebrospinal fluid samples ...
Yann Nguyen +9 more
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HumanAngiostrongylus cantonensis, Jamaica [PDF]
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 +5 more
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Potential intermediate hosts of Angiostrongylus cantonensis in the European Mediterranean region (Mallorca, Spain). [PDF]
One Health, 2023 Jaume-Ramis S +6 more
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