Eosinophilic meningitis is classically caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis. Treatment
usually includes supportive care and corticosteroids. Anthelminthic drugs are often avoided …

Eosinophilic meningitis, or angiostrongyliasis, is a common disease in Asia, in the
Caribbean and in the Pacific islands. It is caused by a rat lungworm Angiostrongylus …

Eosinophilic meningitis caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis is an emerging infectious
disease. It is the most common form of human angiostrongyliasis. The diagnosis is made by …

BACKGROUND: With the improvement of public health, eosinophilic meningitis associated
with Angiostrongylus cantonensis infection is now seldom reported in Taiwan. Eosinophilic …

Background Eosinophilic meningitis caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis is widespread
in Southeast Asia and Pacific islands. Adults develop a transient meningitis with a benign …

In the past 50 years, Angiostrongylus cantonensis, the most common cause of eosinophilic
meningitis, has spread from Southeast Asia to the South Pacific, Africa, India, the Caribbean …

Conclusion Infection with larvae of Angiostrongylus cantonensis is one of the main causes of
eosinophilic meningitis worldwide. Human infection can occur after ingestion of intermediate …

PURPOSE: To describe two outbreaks of Angiostrongylus cantonensisinfection that
occurred in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, during 1998 and 1999, and to characterize the source of the …

Angiostrongylus eosinophilic meningitis is caused by infection with larvae of the rat
lungworm, Angiostrongylus cantonensis. We report the case of an adult who ingested a raw …

Three patients with eosinophilic meningitis (EoM) were investigated in two hospitals in Porto
Alegre, Southern Brazil. These patients had a common exposure after the ingestion of raw …