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Angiostrongylus
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MICROBIOLOGY
- Nematode (roundworm) parasites cause 2 distinct syndromes:
- A. cantonensis (rat lungworm): one of the most common causes of eosinophilic meningitis, Fig
- A. costaricensis: cause of eosinophilic gastroenteritis (abdominal angiostrongylus).
- Rats are definitive hosts; mollusks (snails and slugs) are intermediate hosts.
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MICROBIOLOGY
- Nematode (roundworm) parasites cause 2 distinct syndromes:
- A. cantonensis (rat lungworm): one of the most common causes of eosinophilic meningitis, Fig
- A. costaricensis: cause of eosinophilic gastroenteritis (abdominal angiostrongylus).
- Rats are definitive hosts; mollusks (snails and slugs) are intermediate hosts.
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Last updated: January 9, 2023
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Riedel, David. "Angiostrongylus." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2023. Johns Hopkins Guide, www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540025/all/Angiostrongylus.
Riedel D. Angiostrongylus. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2023. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540025/all/Angiostrongylus. Accessed January 30, 2023.
Riedel, D. (2023). Angiostrongylus. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540025/all/Angiostrongylus
Riedel D. Angiostrongylus [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2023. [cited 2023 January 30]. Available from: https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540025/all/Angiostrongylus.
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