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First report of the nematode Cruzia tentaculata using molluscs as natural intermediate hosts, based on morphology and genetic markers

International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2021
The life cycles of many parasitic nematodes include terrestrial gastropods as intermediate hosts. Over the past few decades, a number of cases of parasitism between molluscs and medically-important nematodes have been reported in Brazil, in particular ...
Jucicleide Ramos-de-Souza, Arnaldo Maldonado-Jr, Roberto V. Vilela, Beatriz E. Andrade-Silva, Helene S. Barbosa, Suzete R. Gomes, Silvana C. Thiengo   +6 more
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Successful Management of Angiostrongylus Cantonensis-Induced Eosinophilic Meningitis Using Albendazole-Corticosteroid Therapy: A Case Report With Serial Cytokine and CSF Monitoring. [PDF]

Case Rep Infect Dis
Angiostrongylus eosinophilic meningitis is aparasitic disease caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis. The initial report is originated from southern China. However, the incidence rate has decreased due to improvements in sanitary conditions. Individuals who become infected are considered accidental cases.
Cong WD, Yu M, Chen SM, Qin PF, Huang QM, Gao Z, Liu DF, Liu DT.   +7 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Comparison of Antibody Isotype Response to Angiostrongylus cantonensis in Experimentally Infected Rats (Rattus norvegicus) Using Hawai’i 31 kDa Antigen in an Indirect ELISA

Pathogens, 2023
Neuroangiostrongyliasis (NAS) is an emerging tropical disease in humans and some animals which is caused by infection with the parasitic nematode Angiostrongylus cantonensis. It is the leading cause of eosinophilic meningitis worldwide.
Argon Steel, Lisa Kaluna, John Jacob, Susan Jarvi   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Successful Removal of Angiostrongylus cantonensis Larvae from the Central Nervous System of Rats 7- and 14-Days Post-Infection Using a Product Containing Moxidectin, Sarolaner and Pyrantel Embonate (Simparica Trio™) in Experimental Infections

Pathogens, 2023
Angiostrongylus cantonensis is a nematode with an indirect lifecycle, using molluscs as intermediate hosts. Rats are the definitive host. By administering a suitable anthelmintic, at an appropriate interval, the risk of clinical neuroangiostrongyliasis ...
Michaela Henry, Richard Malik, Jan Šlapeta, Rogan Lee   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Cluster of 19 cases of eosinophilic meningitis due to Angiostrongylus cantonensis in Lifou, New Caledonia: an outbreak investigation [PDF]

Infectious Diseases of Poverty
Background Eosinophilic meningitis due to Angiostrongylus cantonensis (AC) is an emerging parasitic disease worldwide but remains endemic in the Pacific region.
Yves-Marie Ducrot, Jean-Sébastien Mora, Morgane Bahu, Alexandre Bourles, Matthieu Pot, Thibaut Mathieu, Antoine Biron, Nicolas Molko, Alexandre Duvignaud, Beatrice Nickel, Julien Colot   +10 more
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Water transmission potential of Angiostrongylus cantonensis: Larval viability and effectiveness of rainwater catchment sediment filters. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2019
Neuroangiostrongyliasis, caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis, has been reported in Hawai'i since the 1950's. An increase in cases is being reported primarily from East Hawai'i Island, correlated with the introduction of the semi-slug Parmarion martensi.
Kathleen Howe, Lisa Kaluna, Alicia Lozano, Bruce Torres Fischer, Yaeko Tagami, Robert McHugh, Susan Jarvi   +6 more
doaj   +2 more sources

A blind passenger: a rare case of documented seroconversion in an Angiostrongylus cantonensis induced eosinophilic meningitis in a traveler visiting friends and relatives [PDF]

Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines, 2019
Background Eosinophilic meningitis (EOM) is a rare condition that is caused by various communicable and non-communicable factors. The rat-lungworm Angiostrongylus cantonensis, which is associated with consumption of raw or undercooked paratenic or ...
Tobias Brummaier, Sonja Bertschy, Kornelius Arn, Thomas Treumann, Marie-Therese Ruf, Beatrice Nickel, Daniel H. Paris, Andreas Neumayr, Johannes Blum   +8 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Hedgehogs and Angiostrongylus cantonensis: Uncovering the Role of Atelerix albiventris in the Parasite Life Cycle. [PDF]

Integr Zool
ABSTRACT The ongoing invasion of the zoonotic parasite Angiostrongylus cantonensis threatens humans, other mammals, and birds. In Mallorca, neurological disorders associated with this parasite are increasingly reported in free‐living Algerian hedgehogs, Atelerix algirus, raising public health concerns.
Šipková A, Javorská K, Anettová L, Pandian D, Cibulka P, Kačmaříková J, Novotný L, Modrý D.   +7 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Evidence of new endemic foci of the foodborne helminths Angiostrongylus spp. in rats in selected communities in the Philippines [PDF]

Parasites & Vectors
Background Angiostrongylus cantonensis (rat lungworm) is a zoonotic foodborne parasite causing meningoencephalitis among humans and animals. Neuroangiostrongyliasis is a globally emerging public health concern with several reported outbreaks; however, it
Allen Jethro I. Alonte, Martha E. Betson, Billy P. Divina, Vachel Gay V. Paller   +3 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 [PDF]

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   +2 more sources