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.
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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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author Flerlage, Tim
Qvarnstrom, Yvonne
Noh, John
Devincenzo, John P.
Madni, Arshia
Bagga, Bindiya
Hysmith, Nicholas D.
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description 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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spelling pubmed-56215432017-10-07 Angiostrongylus cantonensis Eosinophilic Meningitis in an Infant, Tennessee, USA Flerlage, Tim Qvarnstrom, Yvonne Noh, John Devincenzo, John P. Madni, Arshia Bagga, Bindiya Hysmith, Nicholas D. Emerg Infect Dis Research Letter 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. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017-10 /pmc/articles/PMC5621543/ /pubmed/28930003 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2310.170978 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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Flerlage, Tim
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Madni, Arshia
Bagga, Bindiya
Hysmith, Nicholas D.
Angiostrongylus cantonensis Eosinophilic Meningitis in an Infant, Tennessee, USA
title Angiostrongylus cantonensis Eosinophilic Meningitis in an Infant, Tennessee, USA
title_full Angiostrongylus cantonensis Eosinophilic Meningitis in an Infant, Tennessee, USA
title_fullStr Angiostrongylus cantonensis Eosinophilic Meningitis in an Infant, Tennessee, USA
title_full_unstemmed Angiostrongylus cantonensis Eosinophilic Meningitis in an Infant, Tennessee, USA
title_short Angiostrongylus cantonensis Eosinophilic Meningitis in an Infant, Tennessee, USA
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5621543/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28930003
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