Angiostrongylus cantonensis is a metastrongyloid nematode found widely in the Asia-Pacific
region, and the aetiological agent of angiostrongyliasis; a disease characterized by …

Human angiostrongyliasis caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis, a rat lungworm, has
been reported globally. Human infections are acquired by ingestion of raw or undercooked …

Angiostrongylus cantonensis-associated eosinophilic meningitis in humans has been
commonly reported worldwide. However parasitologically confirmed cases are not common …

Although helminth infections of the central nervous system (CNS) are rare, their public
health implications must not be neglected. Indeed, several helminth species can cause …

Animal life is a major source of food for many of the world's populations, and the preparation
and the eating of the animals is highly variable. In some societies, animal meat may be …

Introducción. Hace 25 años se informó por primera vez en Cuba y en el hemisferio
occidental de la aparición de una enfermedad emergente: la meningoencefalitis eosinofílica …

To determine how combination therapy with albendazole and dexamethasone changed
cytokine responses in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) in patients with …

Angiostrongylus cantonensis is a zoonotic pathogen that occasionally causes human
angiostrongyliasis; its main clinical manifestation is eosinophilic meningitis. This report …

El diagnóstico de la meningoencefalitis por Angiostrongylus cantonensis se establece por la
presencia de las larvas del helminto en el líquido cefalorraquídeo, pero esta evidencia es …

Background Eosinophilic meningoencephalitis caused by the helminth Angiostrongylus
cantonensis, is an emerging infectious disease in America. The objective of this paper was …