Angiostrongylus species (invertebrate)

Known as: Angiostrongylus, Angiostrongylus sp 
A genus of parasitic nematodes of the superfamily METASTRONGYLOIDEA. Two species, ANGIOSTRONGYLUS CANTONENSIS and A. vasorum, infest the lungs of… (More)
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2015
Review
2015
Species of Angiostrongylus (Nematoda: Metastrongyloidea) in wildlife: A review
Twenty-one species of Angiostrongylus plus Angiostrongylus sp. (Nematoda: Metastrongyloidea) are known currently in wildlife… (More)
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2005
Review
2005
Angiostrongylus vasorum: a real heartbreaker.
Recent reports suggest that the canine heartworm Angiostrongylus vasorum is expanding from traditional endemic foci in several… (More)
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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Endoparasites in dogs and cats in Germany 1999 – 2002
Infections with endoparasites in dogs and cats have been determined by analysing the results of faecal examinations (Flotation… (More)
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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… (More)
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2002
Highly Cited
2002
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… (More)
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Review
2001
Review
2001
Eosinophilic meningitis caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis: report of 17 cases.
PURPOSE To describe two outbreaks of Angiostrongylus cantonensis infection that occurred in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, during 1998 and… (More)
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2000
Review
2000
Neuro-angiostrongyliasis: unresolved issues.
Angiostrongylus cantonensis, the rat lungworm, probably evolved with its hosts, members of the genus Rattus and closely related… (More)
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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… (More)
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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… (More)
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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… (More)
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