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Piplartine as an Innovative Natural Product With Dual Antiparasitic and Immunomodulatory Actions

Journal of Immunology Research, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) remain a major global health burden, disproportionately affecting low‐ and middle‐income regions and demanding innovative therapeutic strategies. This review summarizes current evidence on piplartine (piperlongumine), a naturally occurring amide from Piper species with broad antiparasitic and immunomodulatory ...
Lucas Fukui-Silva, Felipe C. R. de Souza, Camila S. Amorim, Josué de Moraes, Poorani Gurumallesh Prabu   +4 more
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Endoparasites of Rattus norvegicus With Reference to Their Zoonotic Importance in an Urban District, East Kuwait

Veterinary Medicine International, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Rattus norvegicus (the brown rat) is adaptable to living in urban settlements across the globe, including Kuwait where this rodent species is widespread in human habitats. It has been known that brown rats are reservoirs of many pathogens, including parasites that can pose a threat to human and animal health.
Fatemah A. M. Aryan, Laila Mohammed Azad Tahrani, Osama Mohammed El-Shafei El-Azazy, Valeria Pasciu   +3 more
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Cerebrospinal Fluid Metabolome in Central Nervous System Infections: A Study of Diagnostic Accuracy

Annals of Neurology, Volume 98, Issue 4, Page 851-863, October 2025.
Objective To assess the diagnostic accuracy of metabolites in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) for central nervous system (CNS) infections. Methods Patients were derived from three prospective cohort studies in the Netherlands. All studies included adults suspected of a CNS infection who underwent a diagnostic lumbar puncture.
Steven L. Staal, Sabine E. Olie, Michel van Weeghel, Bauke V. Schomakers, Frédéric M. Vaz, I‐PACE Study Group, Diederik van de Beek, Matthijs C. Brouwer   +7 more
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Low diversity of Angiostrongylus cantonensis complete mitochondrial DNA sequences from Australia, Hawaii, French Polynesia and the Canary Islands revealed using whole genome next-generation sequencing

Parasites & Vectors, 2019
Background Rats (Rattus spp.) invaded most of the world as stowaways including some that carried the rat lungworm, Angiostrongylus cantonensis, the cause of eosinophilic meningoencephalitis in humans and other warm-blooded animals.
Barbora Červená, David Modrý, Barbora Fecková, Kristýna Hrazdilová, Pilar Foronda, Aron Martin Alonso, Rogan Lee, John Walker, Chris N. Niebuhr, Richard Malik, Jan Šlapeta   +10 more
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Neuroangiostrongyliasis Infection Risk Near Preschool Centres in Mallorca, Spain: A Pilot Micro‐Epidemiological Study

Zoonoses 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, Phoebe Rivory, Irene Serra Velázquez, Jan Šlapeta, Claudia Paredes‐Esquivel   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Diagnosis of human angiostrongyliasis in a case of hydrocephalus using next-generation sequencing: a case report and literature review

BMC Neurology
Background Angiostrongyliasis cantonensis is a severe yet rare parasitic infection caused by the larvae of Angiostrongylus cantonensis. The primary characteristic feature of this foodborne illness in humans is eosinophilic meningitis. Recently, there has
Dayuan Liu, Ning Li, Yubo Zhu, Qianhua Chen, Xudong Fan, Jigao Feng   +5 more
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Angiostrongylus cantonensis en España

, 2022
Angiostrongylus cantonensis es el parásito responsable de la angiostrongiliasis, una enfermedad emergente que amenaza a la población española, especialmente en las Islas Baleares y Canarias. La angiostrongiliasis es endémica de zonas del sureste de Asia y en regiones del Pacífico, pero la globalización ha llevado a encontrar casos en diversas zonas del
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Mannose-binding lectin deficiency with eosinophilic meningoencephalitis due to Angiostrongylus cantonensis in children: a case series

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2011
Introduction Eosinophilic meningitis, a potentially fatal disease caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis, is considered an emerging infectious disease.
de Paula-Almeida Olga, Martínez-Alderete René H, Bu-Coifiu-Fanego Raisa, Dorta-Contreras Alberto J, Padilla-Docal Bárbara, Reiber Hansotto, Jensenius Jens   +6 more
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Phylogeography of Angiostrongylus cantonensis (Nematoda: Angiostrongylidae) in southern China and some surrounding areas.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2017
Angiostrongylus cantonensis is of increasing public health importance as the main zoonotic pathogen causing eosinophilic meningitis or meningoencephalitis, which has been documented all over the world.
Jian Peng, Zhang-Ping He, Shuai Zhang, Zhao-Rong Lun, Zhong-Dao Wu, Chia-Kwung Fan, Christopher L Brown, Po-Ching Cheng, Shih-Yi Peng, Ting-Bao Yang   +9 more
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Achatina fulica infected by Angiostrongylus cantonensis on beaches, in the west zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2018
Angiostrongylus cantonensis is considered the main etiological agent of eosinophilic meningitis in humans. At present, this zoonosis is considered an emerging disease mainly in the Americas.
André H. Bechara, Raquel O. Simões, Marta Júlia Faro, Juberlan S. Garcia   +3 more
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