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Angiostrongylus cantonensis and A. malaysiensis Broadly Overlap in Thailand, Lao PDR, Cambodia and Myanmar: A Molecular Survey of Larvae in Land Snails.

PLoS ONE, 2016
Angiostrongylus cantonensis is a zoonotic nematode parasite causing human eosinophilic meningitis (or meningoencephalitis) worldwide. A closely related species, Angiostrongylus malaysiensis, might also be a human pathogen.
Rutchanee Rodpai, Pewpan M Intapan, Tongjit Thanchomnang, Oranuch Sanpool, Lakkhana Sadaow, Sakhone Laymanivong, Win Papa Aung, Issarapong Phosuk, Porntip Laummaunwai, Wanchai Maleewong   +9 more
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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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Gastropod-derived haemocyte extracellular traps entrap metastrongyloid larval stages of Angiostrongylus vasorum, Aelurostrongylus abstrusus and Troglostrongylus brevior [PDF]

, 2017
Background: Phagocyte-derived extracellular traps (ETs) were recently demonstrated mainly in vertebrate hosts as an important effector mechanism against invading parasites.
Gärtner, Ulrich, Hermosilla, Carlos, Lange, Malin K., Mejer, Helena, Muñoz-Caro, Tamara, Penagos-Tabares, Felipe, Schaper, Roland, Taubert, Anja   +7 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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Genetic characterization of Angiostrongylus larvae and their intermediate host, Achatina fulica, in Thailand.

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.
Abdulhakam Dumidae, Pichamon Janthu, Chanakan Subkrasae, Paron Dekumyoy, Aunchalee Thanwisai, Apichat Vitta   +5 more
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The mitochondrial genome of Angiostrongylus mackerrasae as a basis for molecular, epidemiological and population genetic studies [PDF]

, 2014
BACKGROUND: Angiostrongylus mackerrasae is a metastrongyloid nematode endemic to Australia, where it infects the native bush rat, Rattus fuscipes. This lungworm has an identical life cycle to that of Angiostrongylus cantonensis, a leading cause of ...
Mahdis Aghazadeh, Rebecca J. Traub, Namitha Mohandas, Kieran V. Aland, Simon A. Reid, James S. McCarthy, Malcolm K. Jones, M Bhaibulaya, AB Kamis, DM Spratt, M Bhaibulaya, J Mackie, M Aghazadeh, J Robins, M Hu, AR Jex, RB Gasser, S Lv, RC Edgar, JP Huelsenbeck, A Jabbar, JF Gao, TH Le, M Hu, M Hu, M Bhaibulaya, A Jabbar, VL Stokes, NJ Morton, D Chan, AG Walker, JH Robins, JD Dunsmore, M Aghazadeh, W Maleewong, Y Qvarnstrom, P Eamsobhana   +36 more
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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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First records of molluscs naturally infected with Angiostrongylus cantonensis (Nematoda: Metastrongyloidea) in Northeastern Brazil, including new global records of natural intermediate hosts

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2018
Human neural angiostrongyliasis is an emerging infectious disease caused by nematode Angiostrongylus cantonensis. The present study investigated the presence of Angiostrongylus spp.
Jucicleide Ramos-de-Souza, Silvana Carvalho Thiengo, Monica Ammon Fernandez, Suzete Rodrigues Gomes, Jéssica Corrêa Antônio, Marianna de Carvalho Clímaco, Juberlan Silva Garcia, Arnaldo Maldonado-Junior, Luciene Barbosa, Silvio Santana Dolabella   +9 more
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Distribution of Deroceras reticulatum (Müller, 1774) (Pulmonata Stylommatophora) in Argentina with first record of the Reserva de Usos Múltiples Isla Martin Garcia, Río de la Plata superior [PDF]

, 2009
Deroceras reticulatum is a misanthropic European species spread widely throughout South America. At the moment this species is considered a ‘pest’ in direct sowing such as maize, soybean, sunflower, wheat, alfalfa and clovers, among others.
César, Inés Irma, Liberto, R., Martín, Stella Maris   +2 more
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Meningoencefalitis eosinofílica por Angiostrongylus cantonensis

Archivos de Neurociencias, 2020
Angiostrongylus cantonensis (A. cantonensis) es un helminto que constituye la principal causa de meningoencefalitis eosinofílica en el mundo y endémica en muchas partes del mundo. El objetivo de este trabajo es revisar la literatura publicada sobre el tema sobre el diagnóstico y tratamiento de la enfermedad que ocasiona, la fisiopatología de la ...
Alejandro Ramos-Robledo, Christian Meijides-Mejías, Rolando Zamora-Fung, Alberto Juan Dorta-Contreras   +3 more
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