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Enzootic Angiostrongyluscantonensis in Rats and Snails after an Outbreak of Human Eosinophilic Meningitis, Jamaica
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Mar 2002
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Source:Emerg Infect Dis. 8(3):324-326.
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Alternative Title:Emerg Infect Dis
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Description:After an outbreak in 2000 of eosinophilic meningitis in tourists to Jamaica, we looked for Angiostrongylus cantonensis in rats and snails on the island. Overall, 22% (24/109) of rats harbored adult worms, and 8% (4/48) of snails harbored A. cantonensis larvae. This report is the first of enzootic A. cantonensis infection in Jamaica, providing evidence that this parasite is likely to cause human cases of eosinophilic meningitis.
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