Enzootic Angiostrongylus cantonensis in Rats and Snails after an Outbreak of Human Eosinophilic Meningitis, Jamaica

After an outbreak in 2000 of eosinophilic meningitis in tourists to Jamaica, we looked for Angiostrongylus cantonensis in rats and snails on the island. Overall, 22% (24/109) of rats harbored adult worms, and 8% (4/48) of snails harbored A. cantonensis larvae. This report is the first of enzootic A....

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Autores principales: Lindo, John F., Waugh, Cecilia, Hall, John, Cunningham-Myrie, Colette, Ashley, Deanna, Eberhard, Mark L., Sullivan, James J., Bishop, Henry S., Robinson, David G., Holtz, Timothy, Robinson, Ralph D.
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Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2002
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2732477/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11927033
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid0803.010316
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author Lindo, John F.
Waugh, Cecilia
Hall, John
Cunningham-Myrie, Colette
Ashley, Deanna
Eberhard, Mark L.
Sullivan, James J.
Bishop, Henry S.
Robinson, David G.
Holtz, Timothy
Robinson, Ralph D.
author_facet Lindo, John F.
Waugh, Cecilia
Hall, John
Cunningham-Myrie, Colette
Ashley, Deanna
Eberhard, Mark L.
Sullivan, James J.
Bishop, Henry S.
Robinson, David G.
Holtz, Timothy
Robinson, Ralph D.
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description After an outbreak in 2000 of eosinophilic meningitis in tourists to Jamaica, we looked for Angiostrongylus cantonensis in rats and snails on the island. Overall, 22% (24/109) of rats harbored adult worms, and 8% (4/48) of snails harbored A. cantonensis larvae. This report is the first of enzootic A. cantonensis infection in Jamaica, providing evidence that this parasite is likely to cause human cases of eosinophilic meningitis.
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spelling pubmed-27324772009-09-16 Enzootic Angiostrongylus cantonensis in Rats and Snails after an Outbreak of Human Eosinophilic Meningitis, Jamaica Lindo, John F. Waugh, Cecilia Hall, John Cunningham-Myrie, Colette Ashley, Deanna Eberhard, Mark L. Sullivan, James J. Bishop, Henry S. Robinson, David G. Holtz, Timothy Robinson, Ralph D. Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch After an outbreak in 2000 of eosinophilic meningitis in tourists to Jamaica, we looked for Angiostrongylus cantonensis in rats and snails on the island. Overall, 22% (24/109) of rats harbored adult worms, and 8% (4/48) of snails harbored A. cantonensis larvae. This report is the first of enzootic A. cantonensis infection in Jamaica, providing evidence that this parasite is likely to cause human cases of eosinophilic meningitis. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2002-03 /pmc/articles/PMC2732477/ /pubmed/11927033 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid0803.010316 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
spellingShingle Dispatch
Lindo, John F.
Waugh, Cecilia
Hall, John
Cunningham-Myrie, Colette
Ashley, Deanna
Eberhard, Mark L.
Sullivan, James J.
Bishop, Henry S.
Robinson, David G.
Holtz, Timothy
Robinson, Ralph D.
Enzootic Angiostrongylus cantonensis in Rats and Snails after an Outbreak of Human Eosinophilic Meningitis, Jamaica
title Enzootic Angiostrongylus cantonensis in Rats and Snails after an Outbreak of Human Eosinophilic Meningitis, Jamaica
title_full Enzootic Angiostrongylus cantonensis in Rats and Snails after an Outbreak of Human Eosinophilic Meningitis, Jamaica
title_fullStr Enzootic Angiostrongylus cantonensis in Rats and Snails after an Outbreak of Human Eosinophilic Meningitis, Jamaica
title_full_unstemmed Enzootic Angiostrongylus cantonensis in Rats and Snails after an Outbreak of Human Eosinophilic Meningitis, Jamaica
title_short Enzootic Angiostrongylus cantonensis in Rats and Snails after an Outbreak of Human Eosinophilic Meningitis, Jamaica
title_sort enzootic angiostrongylus cantonensis in rats and snails after an outbreak of human eosinophilic meningitis, jamaica
topic Dispatch
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2732477/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11927033
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid0803.010316
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