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Intermediate Hosts of Angiostrongylus cantonensis in Tenerife, Spain

PLOS ONE, 2015
The nematode Angiostrongylus cantonensis is the causative agent of human angiostrongyliasis, the main clinical manifestation of which is eosinophilic meningitis. Although this parasite has been found recently in its definitive rat host in Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain), showing a widespread distribution over the north-east part of the island, there ...
Martin-Alonso, Aarón, Abreu Yanes, Estefanía, Feliu José, Carlos, Mas-Coma, Santiago, Bargues, María Dolores, Valladares, Basilio, Foronda, Pilar   +6 more
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Prevalence and Transmission Cycle of Avian Pathogens in the Isolated Oceanic Islands of Japan

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 14, Issue 12, December 2024.
Avian haemosporidian parasites and avian pox virus were detected from birds of the Bonin Islands of Japan for the first time, including some that are endemic to the islands. Both pathogens are suggested to be simultaneously transmitted by mosquitoes.
Mizue Inumaru, Rui Kimura, Naoko Suzuki, Hajime Suzuki, Kazuo Horikoshi, Isao Nishiumi, Kazuto Kawakami, Yoshio Tsuda, Koichi Murata, Yukita Sato   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Antibodies in neurological diseases: Established, emerging, explorative

Immunological Reviews, Volume 328, Issue 1, Page 283-299, November 2024.
Summary Within a few years, autoantibodies targeting the nervous system resulted in a novel disease classification. For several of them, which we termed ‘established’, direct pathogenicity has been proven and now guides diagnostic pathways and early immunotherapy. For a rapidly growing number of further anti‐neuronal autoantibodies, the role in disease
Lucie Y. Li, Amelya Keles, Marie A. Homeyer, Harald Prüss   +3 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
doaj   +1 more source

Shh production and Gli signaling is activated in vivo in lung, enhancing the Th2 response during a murine model of allergic asthma [PDF]

, 2017
The pathophysiology of allergic asthma is driven by T-helper 2 (Th2) immune responses following aeroallergen inhalation. The mechanisms that initiate, potentiate and regulate airways allergy are incompletely characterized.
Crompton, Tessa, Furmanski, Anna L., Ross, Rosie, Standing, Ariane S.I., Yánez, Diane C.   +4 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, Volume 71, Issue 4, Page 451-456, June 2024.
Abstract Aim 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. This is the first finding of this zoonotic nematode in continental Europe.
Màrius V. Fuentes, Mercedes Gomez‐Samblas, Orly Richter, Sandra Sáez‐Durán, Rubén Bueno‐Marí, Antonio Osuna, María Teresa Galán‐Puchades   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Angiostrongylus cantonensis: morphological and behavioral investigation within the freshwater snail Pomacea canaliculata [PDF]

, 2018
An infection with Angiostrongylus cantonensis, the main causative agent for human eosinophilic encephalitis, can be acquired through the consumption of the freshwater snail Pomacea canaliculata.
Liu, He-Xiang, Lv, Shan, Steinmann, Peter, Utzinger, Jürg, Zhang, Chao-Wei, Zhang, Yi, Zhou, Xiao-Nong   +6 more
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Aspek Zoonotik Parasit Nematoda pada Kera dan Binatang Mengerat di Bengkulu, Sumatera. Indonesia [PDF]

, 1982
Twentyfive monkeys and 481 rats were examined for parasitic nematodes in Bengkulu, nine species of nematode were found infecting these animals. Five of filarían nematodes, i.e.
Nalim, S. (S), S, U. (Untung)
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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
doaj   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source