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Infection with Angiostrongylus cantonensis roundworms is endemic in Southeast Asia and
the Pacific Basin. A. cantonensis meningitis and myelitis occurred in summer 2013 in a child …

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Nematode parasite infections in the central nervous system (CNS) are rare and often
neglected. Of the over ten species of nematode parasites known to infect CNS, the genuine …

Infection with the Rat Lungworm Angiostrongylus cantonensis is the leading cause of human
eosinophilic meningoencephalitis worldwide. From its origins in southeastern Asia, the …

Angiostrongylus cantonensis is mainly caused eosinophilic meningitis in humans, whereas
a minority of patients develop encephalitic angiostrongyliasis (EA). EA is an extremely fatal …

Angiostrongylus cantonensis is a zoonotic parasitic helminth that normally resides in the
pulmonary arteries and the right ventricle of rats (Rattus sp.), the definitive host, where it …

Over 20 species of Angiostrongylus have been described from around the world, but only
Angiostrongylus cantonensis has been confirmed to cause central nervous system disease …

Meningoencephalitis is not a rare disease in small children. However, eosinophilic
meningitis due to Angiostrongylus cantonensis is unusual in a baby. We describe the case …

Parasitic infection of the central nervous system could be fatal, and its incidence is rising due
to increasing worldwide travel. Amongst the various nematodes, Angiostrongylus …