First Evidence of Angiostrongyliasis Caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis in Guadeloupe, Lesser Antilles

AbstractInfection by the rat lungworm represents the most common cause of infectious eosinophilic meningitis in humans, causing central nervous system (CNS) angiostrongyliasis. Most of CNS angiostrongyliasis cases were described in Asia, Pacific Basin, Australia, and some limited parts of Africa and...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene 2017-01, Vol.96 (3), p.692-697
Hauptverfasser:	Dard, Céline, Piloquet, Jean-Eudes, Qvarnstrom, Yvonne, Fox, LeAnne M, M'kada, Helmi, Hebert, Jean-Christophe, Mattera, Didier, Harrois, Dorothée
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Achatina fulica Adrenal Cortex Hormones - therapeutic use Albendazole - therapeutic use Angiostrongylus cantonensis Angiostrongylus cantonensis - genetics Angiostrongylus cantonensis - isolation & purification Animals Asia Australia Central Nervous System - parasitology Central Nervous System - pathology Fulica Guadeloupe Humans Infant Ivermectin - therapeutic use Marine Mollusca Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction Snails - parasitology Strongylida Infections - diagnosis Strongylida Infections - drug therapy
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