Eosinophilic meningitis caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis--a neglected disease with escalating importance

The rat lungworm Angiostrongylus cantonensis, a food-borne zoonotic parasite, has been recognized as the primary pathogen associated with human eosinophilic meningitis or eosinophilic meningoencephalitis. This neurotropic nematode has a definitive rodent host and a molluscan intermediate host. The a...

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Main Author: P. Eamsobhana
Other Authors: Mahidol University
Format: Review
Published: 2018
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Online Access:https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/34154
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Institution: Mahidol University