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

Emerging 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, Benjamin Rossi, Nicolas Argy, Catherine Baker, Beatrice Nickel, Hanspeter Marti, Virginie Zarrouk, Sandrine Houzé, Bruno Fantin, Agnès Lefort   +9 more
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Local terrestrial snails as natural intermediate hosts of the zoonotic parasite Angiostrongylus cantonensis in the new European endemic area of Valencia, Spain

Zoonoses and Public Health
The rat lungworm, Angiostrongylus cantonensis, has recently been found in the city of Valencia, parasitizing rats, Rattus norvegicus and Rattus rattus, its natural definitive hosts.
M. V. Fuentes, M. Gómez-Samblás, Orly Richter, S. Sáez-Durán, Rubén Bueno-Marí, A. Osuna, M. Galán-Puchades   +6 more
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Evidencias clínico-epidemiológicas vinculadas a Lissachatina fulica en un adulto con meningoencefalitis eosinofílica causada por Angiostrongylus cantonensis

Revista 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, Sonia Sánchez-Aldereguía, David Gómez-Pérez, Alberto Juan Dorta Contreras   +3 more
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Angiostrongylus cantonensis Meningitis and Myelitis, Texas, USA

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2017
Infection with Angiostrongylus cantonensis roundworms is endemic in Southeast Asia and the Pacific Basin. A. cantonensis meningitis and myelitis occurred in summer 2013 in a child with no history of travel outside of Texas, USA.
Roukaya Al Hammoud, Stacy L. Nayes, James R. Murphy, Gloria P. Heresi, Ian J. Butler, Norma Pérez   +5 more
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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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A validated high-throughput method for assaying rat lungworm (Angiostrongylus cantonensis) motility when challenged with potentially anthelmintic natural products from Hawaiian fungi

Parasitology, 2022
Abstract Parasitic nematodes devastate human and animal health. The limited number of anthelmintics available is concerning, especially because of increasing drug resistance. Anthelmintics are commonly derived from natural products, e.g. fungi and plants.
Randi L. Rollins, Mallique Qader, W. L. Gosnell, Cong Wang, Shugeng Cao, R. Cowie   +5 more
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Severe Eosinophilic Meningoencephalitis Secondary to Suspected Neuroangiostrongyliasis with a Good Clinical Outcome

Case 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, Andrew R. Lloyd, Jeffrey J. Post   +2 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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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
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