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Abdominal angiostrongyliasis: report of two cases with different clinical presentations Angiostrongilíase abdominal: relato de dois casos com diferentes apresentações clínicas

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2008
Abdominal angiostrongyliasis is a sporadic infectious disease caused by the nematode Angiostrongylus costaricensis. It usually presents as acute abdomen, secondary to mesenteric ischemia, and pronounced eosinophilia. In some cases its course is insidious
Rubens Rodriguez, Roberta Martins Dequi, Lucas Peruzzo, Paulo Moacir Mesquita, Errol Garcia, Fernando Fornari   +5 more
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Angiostrongylus costaricensis in a black-eared marmoset

, 1995
A case of Angiostrongylus costaricensis in a captive C. penicillata in a German zoological garden is described. Clinical symptoms were lacking, the morphological lesions consisted of intestinal granulomas harbouring rhabdidiform larvae.
Brack, M., Schröpel, M.
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Diversity of Terrestrial Malacofauna, Favorable Habitats, and Relationships With Mollusk Size in Urban Environments of Sergipe, Northeastern Brazil

Biotropica, Volume 58, Issue 2, March 2026.
The invasive exotic snail Achatina fulica dominates the terrestrial mollusk community in the city of Aracaju, occurring in all sampled urban habitats and being the most abundant species among the individuals collected. In addition, it exhibited a larger shell size and greater total weight, particularly in back gardens. ABSTRACT Terrestrial mollusks can
Pedro D. Lima, José L. J. Santos, Allan C. Gomes, Rachel P. P. Carvalho, André M. Alves, Camenas V. Barata, Quezia M. S. Araújo, Tiago S. Santos, Luciane M. S. Melo, Suzete R. Gomes, Victor F. S. Lima, José R. S. Silva   +11 more
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Pet and Stray Dogs’ Contribution to Zoonotic Transmission Pathways: A Bibliometric Review

Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025.
Based on a large‐scale bibliometric dataset, domestic dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) emerge as the most frequently cited host species in the context of zoonoses, being mentioned in at least 10% of publications for nearly a quarter of the pathogens recognized as zoonotic to humans.
Thibaut Langlois, Sylvie Hurtrez-Boussès, Michel de Garine-Wichatitsky, Zhong Peng   +3 more
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Eosinophilic enteritis caused by Angiostrongylus costaricensis: occurrence at the northernmost border of the main endemic area in South America

Revista de Patologia Tropical / Journal of Tropical Pathology
Abdominal angiostrongyliasis (AA) is endemic in Southern Brazil. Few cases have been reported in other countries in South America. The eosinophilic ileocolitis typical of AA has also been detected in southeastern Brazil, including one patient from the ...
Leticia Karolini Walger, Rubens Rodriguez, C. Marcolongo-Pereira, Maria Carmen Lopes Ferreira Silva Santos, Carlos Musso, Leyva Cecilia Vieira de Melo, C. Graeff-Teixeira   +6 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
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Suscetibilidade de planorbídeos da região metropolitana de Belo Horizonte, MG (Brasil) ao Angiostrongylus costaricensis (Nematoda, Angiostrongylidae Susceptibility of planorbids from the metropolitan region of Belo Horizonte, MG (Brazil) to Angiostrongylus costaricensis (Nematoda, Angiostrongylidae)

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 1992
Lotes de Biomphalaria glabrata (controle), B. tenagophila e B. straminea (com respectivamente 139, 77 e 149 exemplares) criados em laboratório a partir de espécimes coletados na região metropolitana de Belo Horizonte, MG (Brasil), foram infectados ...
Laïs Clark Lima, Cristiano Lara Massara, Cecília Pereira de Souza, Teofânia Dutra Vidigal, Henrique Leonel Lenzi, Omar dos Santos Carvalho   +5 more
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Gene order of mitochondrial genome of Angiostrongylus costaricensis (Costa Rica taxon).

, 2015
Gene order of mitochondrial genome of Angiostrongylus costaricensis (Costa Rica taxon).
Hoi-Sen Yong (757903), Sze-Looi Song (757904), Wan-Loo Chow (778349), Kok-Gan Chan (531824), Praphathip Eamsobhana (322775), Phaik-Eem Lim (112973), Share-Yuan Goh (778348), Elizabeth Abrahams-Sandi (778350)   +7 more
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Worms, slugs and humans: the medical and popular construction of an emerging infectious disease Vermes, caramujos e humanos: as construções médica e popular de uma doença infecciosa emergente

História, Ciências, Saúde: Manguinhos, 2011
The identification of the worm Angiostrongylus costaricensis parasitizing land snails and humans in Southern Brazil suggests under-diagnosis and under-notification of patients with abdominal angiostrongyliasis.
Márcia Grisotti, Fernando Dias de Avila-Pires   +1 more
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Case report of Angiostrongylus costaricensis infection confirmed by histopathological examination.

Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease
Abdominal angiostrongyliasis (AA) is an emerging infection caused by the nematode Angiostrongylus costaricensis. Human infection occurs through ingestion of food contaminated with infective third-stage larvae (L3).
Lauren de Cássia Ganacini Lima, Laura Rockenbach, Letícia Farina Piva, L. Verdi, Lucas Moraes dos Santos, Júlia Nicolini Borghetti, Karine da Costa Oliboni, Daniel Navarini, Eduardo Borça Barp, G. Ambrós, Ricardo Luiz Zanin, Gabriele Zanin, A. Morassutti   +12 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source