Parastrongylus cantonensis in a Nonhuman Primate, Florida

Parastrongylus (= Angiostrongylus) cantonensis is a parasitic nematode of Norway rats throughout tropical regions. This parasite is neurotropic and causes disease and death in humans and other mammals. We report the first identification of P. cantonensis as the cause of a debilitating neurologic dis...

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Autores principales: Duffy, Michael S., Miller, Christine L., Kinsella, J. Michael, de Lahunta, Alexander
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2004
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3323381/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15663863
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1012.040319
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author Duffy, Michael S.
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description Parastrongylus (= Angiostrongylus) cantonensis is a parasitic nematode of Norway rats throughout tropical regions. This parasite is neurotropic and causes disease and death in humans and other mammals. We report the first identification of P. cantonensis as the cause of a debilitating neurologic disease in a captive primate in Florida.
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spelling pubmed-33233812012-04-18 Parastrongylus cantonensis in a Nonhuman Primate, Florida Duffy, Michael S. Miller, Christine L. Kinsella, J. Michael de Lahunta, Alexander Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch Parastrongylus (= Angiostrongylus) cantonensis is a parasitic nematode of Norway rats throughout tropical regions. This parasite is neurotropic and causes disease and death in humans and other mammals. We report the first identification of P. cantonensis as the cause of a debilitating neurologic disease in a captive primate in Florida. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2004-12 /pmc/articles/PMC3323381/ /pubmed/15663863 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1012.040319 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.
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Duffy, Michael S.
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Parastrongylus cantonensis in a Nonhuman Primate, Florida
title Parastrongylus cantonensis in a Nonhuman Primate, Florida
title_full Parastrongylus cantonensis in a Nonhuman Primate, Florida
title_fullStr Parastrongylus cantonensis in a Nonhuman Primate, Florida
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title_short Parastrongylus cantonensis in a Nonhuman Primate, Florida
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3323381/
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