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An Outbreak of Neuroangiostrongyliasis (Rat Lungworm Disease) in Hawai'i: Evidence Supporting the Early Use of Albendazole-Corticosteroid Co-Therapy. [PDF]

Am J Trop Med Hyg
ABSTRACT. Neuroangiostrongyliasis (NAS) is an emerging parasitic infection caused by the neurotropic nematode Angiostrongylus cantonensis ( A. cantonensis ).
Ansdell V, Jacob J, Gosnell WL, McMillan JKP, Yates J, Lteif L, Bicakci D, Kaufusi PH, Kramer K.   +8 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Paratenic hosts of Angiostrongylus cantonensis and their relation to human neuroangiostrongyliasis globally

One Health, 2022
The nematode parasite Angiostrongylus cantonensis (rat lungworm) has a complex life cycle involving rats (definitive hosts) and gastropods (intermediate hosts), as well as various paratenic hosts.
Helena C. Turck, Mark T. Fox, Robert H. Cowie   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Neuroangiostrongyliasis: Updated Provisional Guidelines for Diagnosis and Case Definitions

Pathogens, 2023
Angiostrongylus cantonensis is the main causative agent for eosinophilic meningoencephalitis in humans. Larvae are rarely found in the cerebral spinal fluid (CSF). Consequently, serology and DNA detection represent important diagnostic tools.
Carlos Graeff-Teixeira, Kittisak Sawanyawisuth, Shan Lv, William Sears, Zhaily González Rodríguez, Hilda Hernández Álvarez, Pedro Casanova Arias, Leticia Karolini Walger Schultz, Alicia Rojas, John Jacob, Susan Jarvi, Kenton Kramer   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

The scourge of Rat lungworm disease in Continental Europe, an emerging parasite

International Journal of Surgery: Global Health, 2023
In Europe, rat lungworm diseases have so far been reported exclusively at the insular level, specifically in Rattus norvegicus and R. rattus rats in Tenerife (the Canary Islands) and Atelerix algirus hedgehogs in Mallorca (the Balearic Islands). Researchers in Spain detected the parasite, the rat lungworm (Angiostrongylus cantonensis), in two different
Malik Olatunde Oduoye, Abubakar Nazir, Awais Nazir, Mutiu Olamide Abdulrahman, Aymar Akilimali, Inibehe I. Okon, Fabrice Kibukila, Olivier Nyakio   +7 more
openaire   +1 more source

Fatal neural angiostrongyliasis in the Bolivian squirrel monkey (Saimiri boliviensis boliviensis) leading to defining Angiostrongylus cantonensis risk map at a zoo in Australia

One Health, 2023
Neural angiostrongyliasis (NA) is a parasitic disease caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis (rat lungworm). This study presents a case of NA in a captive Bolivian squirrel monkey from a zoo in western Sydney, Australia.
Phoebe Rivory, Kresen Pillay, Rogan Lee, David Taylor, Michael P. Ward, Jan Šlapeta   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Data_Sheet_1_Trade and Deforestation Predict Rat Lungworm Disease, an Invasive-Driven Zoonosis, at Global and Regional Scales.zip

, 2021
The introduction of non-native species and deforestation are both important drivers of environmental change that can also facilitate the geographic spread of zoonotic pathogens and increase disease risk in humans. With ongoing trends in globalization and
Taylor H. Ricketts (8530584), Luz A. de Wit (6336155)   +1 more
core   +1 more source

A Peculiar Distribution of the Emerging Nematode Angiostrongylus cantonensis in the Canary Islands (Spain): Recent Introduction or Isolation Effect?

Animals, 2021
Angiostrongylus cantonensis is an emerging zoonotic nematode recognized as the leading cause of eosinophilic meningitis in the word. After its discovery in China, it was recorded in 30 countries worldwide.
Natalia Martín-Carrillo, Carlos Feliu, Néstor Abreu-Acosta, Elena Izquierdo-Rodriguez, Roberto Dorta-Guerra, Jordi Miquel, Estefanía Abreu-Yanes, Aarón Martin-Alonso, Katherine García-Livia, María Antonieta Quispe-Ricalde, Jordi Serra-Cobo, Basilio Valladares, Pilar Foronda   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Angiostrongylus cantonensis an Atypical Presenilin: Epitope Mapping, Characterization, and Development of an ELISA Peptide Assay for Specific Diagnostic of Angiostrongyliasis

Membranes, 2022
Background: Angiostrongyliasis, the leading cause universal of eosinophilic meningitis, is an emergent disease due to Angiostrongylus cantonensis (rat lungworm) larvae, transmitted accidentally to humans.
Salvatore G. De-Simone, Paloma Napoleão-Pêgo, Priscila S. Gonçalves, Guilherme C. Lechuga, Arnaldo Mandonado, Carlos Graeff-Teixeira, David W. Provance   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Data and source code

, 2021
This project includes data for two analyses:1) Effect of trade on A. cantonensis introduction. Data include countries classified as rat lungworm present or rat lungworm absent, predictors for analysis of the effect of trade on rat lungworm introduction ...
Taylor Ricketts (2940447), Luz A. de Wit (8822918)   +1 more
core   +1 more source

Epidemiology of Angiostrongylus cantonensis and eosinophilic meningitis in the People's Republic of China [PDF]

, 2011
Background: Human eosinophilic meningitis is mainly caused by the rat lungworm Angiostrongylus cantonensis, especially in tropical and subtropical regions.
Lv, Shan
core   +1 more source