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Neuroangiostrongyliasis Infection Risk Near Preschool Centres in Mallorca, Spain: A Pilot Micro‐Epidemiological Study

open access: yesZoonoses and Public Health, Volume 72, Issue 6, Page 515-522, September 2025.
ABSTRACT Introduction Neuroangiostrongyliasis, caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis , is a globally emerging zoonosis, with Spain being the only endemic country in Europe. Human infection occurs through ingestion of gastropods or paratenic hosts carrying third‐stage larvae, often leading to eosinophilic meningoencephalitis.
Sebastià Jaume‐Ramis   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evidencias clínico-epidemiológicas vinculadas a Lissachatina fulica en un adulto con meningoencefalitis eosinofílica causada por Angiostrongylus cantonensis

open access: yesRevista Cubana de Investigaciones Biomédicas, 2020
Introducción: El helminto Angiostrongylus cantonensis es un parásito habitual en los pulmones de la rata y puede ocasionar meningoencefalitis eosinofílica en el hombre cuando se pone en contacto con las larvas por ingestión accidental.
kiria Hernández-Ferreras   +3 more
doaj  

Autochthonous Case of Eosinophilic Meningitis Caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis, France, 2016

open access: yesEmerging 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
doaj   +1 more source

Dieta de Pomacea canaliculata (gastropoda: ampullariidae) en su hábitat natural basada en análisis de contenidos digestivos e isótopos estables [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Pomacea canaliculata es una especie nativa de la Cuenca del Río de la Plata, actualmente considerada invasora en el Sur y Este de Asia donde fue introducida con fines comerciales y se ha convertido en la principal plaga de los cultivos de arroz de la ...
Ferreira, Ana Clara   +3 more
core   +4 more sources

Présence d'Angiostrongylus cantonensis en Haïti [PDF]

open access: yesTropical Medicine & International Health, 2003
ResuméL'angiostrongylose nerveuse due àAngiostrongylus (Parastrongylus) cantonensis est une zoonose qui a été signalée dans la majorité des régions d'Asie méridionale et orientale, du Pacifique, de l'Océan indien, en Australie, dans quelques pays d'Afrique et de la Caraïbe. Sur 23 rats capturés en Haiti, 7 ont été parasités par des angiostrongyles dans
Christian P, Raccurt   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Unexpected Shifts in Bivalve Function From Filtration to Transmission Risk

open access: yesFreshwater Biology, Volume 70, Issue 6, June 2025.
ABSTRACT Understanding the complex interactions between filter‐feeding species and zoonotic disease transmission in aquatic environments is crucial for accurately quantifying the ecosystem services provided by these organisms. This study explores for the first time the roles of freshwater bivalves in the transmission dynamics of emerging zoonotic ...
Jakub Hradečný   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Estudo de proteínas do tubo reprodutor de Angiostrongylus spp. para diagnóstico imunológico das angiostrongilíases [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Nematode worms in the genus Angiostrongylus are intra-arterial parasites of rodents. A. costaricensis lives in mesenteric system while A. cantonensis inhabits the pulmonary arteries.
Baisch, Renata Ben
core  

Prolonged Fever in Children: An Inpatient Diagnostic Framework for Infections in Australia

open access: yesJournal of Paediatrics and Child Health, Volume 61, Issue 4, Page 532-539, April 2025.
ABSTRACT There are many causes of fever in children, ranging from common and self‐limiting to serious and life threatening. Careful assessment of children with prolonged fever without an obvious or identified source requires detailed history and examination with consideration of infections unique to the specific geographical region and individual ...
Heshani Rupasinghe   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Severe Eosinophilic Meningoencephalitis Secondary to Suspected Neuroangiostrongyliasis with a Good Clinical Outcome

open access: yesCase Reports in Infectious Diseases, 2019
Angiostrongylus cantonensis has caused sporadic cases of eosinophilic meningoencephalitis in Sydney, Australia. We describe a 36-year-old man who presented subacutely with fevers, reduced level of consciousness, confusion, ophthalmoplegia, and urinary ...
Fabian Chiong   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Albendazole-Schisandrin B Co-Therapy on Angiostrongylus cantonensis-Induced Meningoencephalitis in Mice

open access: yesBiomolecules, 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
doaj   +1 more source

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