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

Eosinophilic meningitis (EoM) is an acute disease that affects the central nervous system. It
is primarily caused by infection with the nematode Angiostrongylus cantonensis. This …

Eosinophilic meningitis caused by the parasitic nematode Angiostrongylus cantonensis is
an emerging infectious disease with recent outbreaks primarily in tropical and subtropical …

Angiostrongylus cantonensis is the most common infectious cause of eosinophilic
meningitis. Timely diagnosis of these infections is difficult, partly because reliable laboratory …

The parasitic nematode Angiostrongylus cantonensis is a major cause of eosinophilic
meningitis in humans, and has been documented in other incidental hosts such as birds …

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 …

Angiostrongylus cantonensis is the most common cause of eosinophilic meningitis
worldwide. Infection typically occurs through ingestion of undercooked molluscs or …

An ample variety of parasitic associations are found between mollusks and nematodes, in
which the mollusks may act as intermediate, paratenic or definitive hosts. Some free-living …

Abstract Angiostrongylus Eosinophilic Meningitis is caused by human infection with larvae of
the rat lungworm, Angiostrongylus cantonensis. The clinical presentation includes a …

This study investigated the influence of stress on release of Angiostrongylus cantonensis
larvae from a snail host, Parmarion martensi. We subjected 140 infected, wild-caught P …