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An Interesting Case of Eosinophilic Meningitis [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2013
Angiostrongylus cantonensis is one of the causative agents of eosinophilic meningitis. Humans get infected when they ingest raw or partially cooked snails or monitor lizards (Varanus bengalensis). There is a popular belief that the tongue and the liver
Shivanand Pai, Deepak Madi, Basavaprabhu Achappa, Soundarya Mahalingam, Rakshith Kendambadi   +4 more
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Eosinophilia in the Tropics: Should Empirical Anthelmintic Treatment Be Considered Standard Practice? A Prospective Cohort Study

Tropical Medicine &International Health, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Eosinophilia is a common clinical finding with diverse etiologies. Helminthiasis is a major aetiology in tropical regions, but data from haematology consultation services at tertiary centres in endemic settings are limited. Objectives To determine the prevalence of helminthiasis among patients with eosinophilia at a tropical ...
Smith Kungwankiattichai, Patsharaporn T. Sarasombath, Pattaraporn Tunsing, Weerapat Owattanapanich   +3 more
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Estivation Strategies of Invasive Snail Pomacea canaliculata in Paddy Fields: Roles of Gut Microbiota and Digestive Gland Metabolism

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 8, August 2026.
During the summer fallow period, Pomacea canaliculata enters estivation under high temperature and drought stress yet maintains a survival rate exceeding 92%. Restructuring of the gut microbiota and metabolic adaptations in the liver, particularly the stability of fatty acid profiles, underpin its strong estivation tolerance.
Fucheng Yao, Yuchao He, Yingtong Chen, Jiaen Zhang, Zhaoji Shi, Zhong Qin   +5 more
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Insights into the genetic diversity of Angiostrongylus spp. causing human angiostrongyliasis and implications for molecular identification and diagnosis

Food and Waterborne Parasitology
Angiostrongylus cantonensis and Angiostrongylus costaricensis are known human pathogens responsible for eosinophilic angiostrongyliasis and abdominal angiostrongyliasis, respectively.
Abigail Hui En Chan, Chanisara Kaenkaew, Wallop Pakdee, Urusa Thaenkham   +3 more
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Enzootic Angiostrongylus cantonensis in Rats and Snails after an Outbreak of Human Eosinophilic Meningitis, Jamaica

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2002
After an outbreak in 2000 of eosinophilic meningitis in tourists to Jamaica, we looked for Angiostrongylus cantonensis in rats and snails on the island. Overall, 22% (24/109) of rats harbored adult worms, and 8% (4/48) of snails harbored A.
John F. Lindo, Cecilia Waugh, John Hall, Colette Cunningham-Myrie, Deanna Ashley, Mark L. Eberhard, James J. Sullivan, Henry S. Bishop, David G. Robinson, Timothy Holtz, Ralph D. Robinson   +10 more
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Metabolic Regulation of Macrophages in Health and Disease

MedComm, Volume 7, Issue 8, August 2026.
Extracellular metabolites drive metabolic rewiring of glucose, lipid, and amino acid pathways in macrophages, steering their polarization toward pro‐ or anti‐inflammatory phenotypes and shaping a wide range of disease processes. Macrophages from different tissues display distinct metabolic signatures, and therapeutic strategies that target these ...
Shan Huang, Yu Zhang, Jiali Min, Jiahui Yang, Yuchen Li, Hao Zhang, Shanshan Liu   +6 more
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El riesgo de parasitismo por Angiostrongylus cantonensis: una problemática reemergente en Cuba

Revista Información Científica, 2020
Introducción: el riesgo de parasitismo por Angiostrongylus cantonensis  transmitido por el caracol gigante africano es una problemática reemergente en Cuba.
Yuvisleidys Reynosa-Aguilar, Karla Sucet Elias-Armas, José Oriol Vega-Puentes, Vivian Céspedes-Pereña   +3 more
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Parastrongylus cantonensis in a Nonhuman Primate, Florida

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2004
Parastrongylus (= Angiostrongylus) cantonensis is a parasitic nematode of Norway rats throughout tropical regions. This parasite is neurotropic and causes disease and death in humans and other mammals. We report the first identification of P. cantonensis,
Michael S. Duffy, Christine L. Miller, J. Michael Kinsella, Alexander de Lahunta   +3 more
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Sensitive Detection of Foodborne Parasitic Larvae Using a Sieving–qPCR Workflow: Application to Angiostrongylus cantonensis

Journal of Food Science, Volume 91, Issue 7, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Contaminated food and water represent potential infection sources of Angiostrongylus cantonensis, a parasitic nematode with significant zoonotic potential. Limited environmental surveillance may be due to the absence of simple and reliable screening methods. Different methods of A.
Jana Kačmaříková, Helena Stříbrná, Kateřina Janečková, Barbora Červená   +3 more
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Probing Cinnamamides and Benzamides as Anthelmintics: Discovery of Potent Drug‐Like Agents Against Angiostrongylus cantonensis

Chemical Biology &Drug Design, Volume 108, Issue 1, July 2026.
Cynnamoyl benzylpiperazine was identified as drug‐like derivative of cinnarizine with anthelmintic activity against A. cantonensis. In this work, 15 out of 31 derivatives showed improved anthelmintic activity with increased solubility. A SAR study was carried out to determine the molecular features involved in such effect.
Bruna L. Lemes, Mariana A. Siegl‐Breno, Marina T. Varela, Flavia B. Lopes, Mikaelly K. Silva‐Nunes, Thaiane D. Santos, Lucas Fukui‐Silva, Daniel B. Roquini, Vinicius G. Maltarollo, Josué de Moraes, João Paulo S. Fernandes   +10 more
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