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

Angiostrongylus cantonensis was first discovered in 1935 and has become an important
emerging pathogen causing human angiostrongyliasis. Major outbreaks of human …

Nowaday, zoonoses are an important cause of human parasitic diseases worldwide and a
major threat to the socio-economic development, mainly in developing countries …

Human angiostrongylosis is an emerging zoonosis caused by the larvae of three species of
metastrongyloid nematodes of the genus Angiostrongylus, with Angiostrongylus cantonensis …

The safety and efficacy of benzimidazole anthelmintics for the treatment of rat lungworm
disease (neuroangiostrongyliasis) have been questioned regardless of numerous …

Foodborne parasitoses compared with bacterial and viral-caused diseases seem to be
neglected, and their unrecognition is a serious issue. Parasitic diseases transmitted by food …

Angiostrongyliasis, caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis infection, is a food-borne
parasitic disease. Its larvae evoke eosinophilic inflammation in the central nervous system …

Neuroangiostrongyliasis is a parasitic disease caused by the accidental ingestion of the
nematode Angiostrongylus cantonensis in its larval form. Human infection can lead to …

The infection status of angiostrongylosis in Jamaica was assessed in wild rats and molluscs
in the 5 years following the major outbreak of eosinophilic meningitis (EM) in 2000 …

Parasitic infections of the eye are a major cause of ocular diseases in many parts of the
globe. The causative agents of ocular parasitoses include several species of unicellular …