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Rat lungworm survives winter: experimental overwintering of Angiostrongylus cantonensis larvae in European slugs

Parasitology, 2023
Abstract The rat lungworm Angiostrongylus cantonensis is a metastrongyloid nematode that causes neurological disorders in its accidental hosts, including humans.
L. Anettová, Anna Šipková, Elena Izquierdo-Rodríguez, Vivienne Velič, D. Modrý   +4 more
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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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A Structural Analysis of Host–Parasite Interactions in Achatina fulica (Giant African Snail) Infected with Angiostrongylus cantonensis

Pathogens, 2023
Angiostrongylus cantonensis is a nematode parasite that resides in the pulmonary arteries of rodents, serving as its definitive hosts. The life cycle involves several species of non-marine gastropods as intermediate hosts, and the African giant snail ...
E. J. Lopes-Torres, R. de Oliveira Simões, E. M. Mota, S. Thiengo   +3 more
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Molecular Diagnosis of Severe Angiostrongylus cantonensis-Induced Eosinophilic Meningitis: A Case Report Emphasizing the Need for Accurate Detection Methods

The American journal of case reports, 2023
Patient: Male, 66-year-old Final Diagnosis: Severe angiostrongylus cantonensis-induced eosinophilic meningitis Symptoms: Fever and conscious change Clinical Procedure: — Specialty: Infectious Diseases Objective: Rare disease Background: Angiostrongylus ...
Wei-Ting Luo, Ching-Hao Hsu, R. C. Wu, Hsin-Pai Chen   +3 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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Angiostrongylus cantonensis Nematode Invasion Pathway, Mallorca, Spain

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2022
Neural angiostrongyliasis is an emerging zoonosis caused by the rat lungworm, Angiostrongylus cantonensis. In humans, infection with this nematode often results in eosinophilic meningitis and other severe disorders of the central nervous system.
Sofía Delgado-Serra, Jessica Solá, Nieves Negre, C. Paredes-Esquivel   +3 more
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Autochthonous Angiostrongylus cantonensis Lungworms in Urban Rats, Valencia, Spain, 2021

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2022
To determine the role of rats as potential reservoirs of zoonotic parasites, we examined rats trapped in urban sewers of Valencia, Spain, in 2021.
M. Galán-Puchades, M. Gómez-Samblás, A. Osuna, S. Sáez-Durán, R. Bueno-Marí, M. V. Fuentes   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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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Susceptibility of Angiostrongylus cantonensis Larvae to Anthelmintic Drugs

Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2022
Human helminthiasis affects approximately one in five people in the world and disproportionally affects the poorest and most deprived communities. Human angiostrongyliasis, caused by nematode Angiostrongylus cantonensis, is a neglected emerging disease ...
Daniel B Roquini, G. L. Silva, Leonardo L. G. Ferreira, A. Andricopulo, P. Wilairatana, J. de Moraes   +5 more
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Endemic lizard Gallotia galloti is a paratenic host of invasive Angiostrongylus cantonensis in Tenerife, Spain

Parasitology, 2022
Abstract Angiostrongylus cantonensis is an invasive zoonotic nematode which causes eosinophilic meningitis in accidental hosts – vertebrates including humans – and is known to impact wildlife. Even though the parasite originates in Southeast Asia, it has
L. Anettová, Elena Izquierdo-Rodríguez, P. Foronda, V. Baláž, L. Novotný, D. Modrý   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source