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Angiostrongylus cantonensis

Known as: Rat Lungworm 
A species of parasitic nematodes distributed throughout the Pacific islands that infests the lungs of domestic rats. Human infection, caused by… Expand
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Review
2011
Review
2011
Human Angiostrongylus cantonensis: an update
Angiostrongylus cantonensis was first discovered in 1935 and has become an important emerging pathogen causing human… Expand
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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
The giant African snail Achatina fulica as natural intermediate host of Angiostrongylus cantonensis in Pernambuco, northeast Brazil.
The human cases of eosinophilic meningitis recently reported from Brazil have focused the attention of the public health agencies… Expand
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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
First record of molluscs naturally infected with Angiostrongylus cantonensis (Chen, 1935) (Nematoda: Metastrongylidae) in Brazil.
Seeking the identification of Angiostrongylus cantonensis as a potential etiological agent of three clinical cases of… Expand
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
An outbreak of eosinophilic meningitis caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis in travelers returning from the Caribbean.
BACKGROUND Outbreaks of eosinophilic meningitis caused by the roundworm Angiostrongylus cantonensis are rarely reported, even in… Expand
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Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Defective B-1 cell development and impaired immunity against Angiostrongylus cantonensis in IL-5R alpha-deficient mice.
We generated interleukin-5 receptor alpha chain (IL-5R alpha)-deficient (IL-5R alpha-/-) mice by gene targeting. The IL-5R alpha… Expand
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Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Angiostrongylus cantonensis infection from eating raw snails.
To the Editor: Eosinophilic meningitis caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis is widespread in the Pacific basin and has been… Expand
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Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Eosinophilic meningitis beyond the Pacific Basin: the global dispersal of a peridomestic zoonosis caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis, the nematode lungworm of rats.
The principal etiologic agent of human eosinophilic meningitis, Angiostrongylus cantonensis, was first detected in rats in Canton… Expand
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Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
The finding of Angiostrongylus cantonensis in rats in New Orleans.
Twenty of 94 (21.4%) Rattus norvegicus trapped in New Orleans, Louisiana, between April 1986 and February 1987 were infected with… Expand
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Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Clinical observations on eosinophilic meningitis and meningoencephalitis caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis on Taiwan.
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One hundred and twenty-five patients with eosinophilic meningitis or meningoencephalitis were studied in southern Taiwan in 1968… Expand
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Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Eosinophilic meningitis in Thailand. Clinical studies of 484 typical cases probably caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis.
Six hundred and forty-six patients with an eosinophilic pleocytosis were studied in Thailand over a 3-year period ending in March… Expand
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