Angiostrongylus cantonensis Eosinophilic Meningitis in an Infant, Tennessee, USA

Angiostrongylus cantonensis, the rat lungworm, is the most common infectious cause of eosinophilic meningoencephalitis worldwide. This parasite is endemic to Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands, and its global distribution is increasing. We report A. cantonensis meningoencephalitis in a 12-month-...

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Autores principales: Flerlage, Tim, Qvarnstrom, Yvonne, Noh, John, Devincenzo, John P., Madni, Arshia, Bagga, Bindiya, Hysmith, Nicholas D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017
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Research Letter
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5621543/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28930003
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2310.170978
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Sumario:Angiostrongylus cantonensis, the rat lungworm, is the most common infectious cause of eosinophilic meningoencephalitis worldwide. This parasite is endemic to Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands, and its global distribution is increasing. We report A. cantonensis meningoencephalitis in a 12-month-old boy in Tennessee, USA, who had not traveled outside of southwestern Tennessee or northwestern Mississippi.

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