Enzootic Angiostrongylus cantonensis in Rats and Snails after an Outbreak of Human Eosinophilic Meningitis, Jamaica

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Lindo, John F. ; Waugh, Cecilia ; Hall, John ; Cunningham-Myrie, Colette ; Ashley, Deanna ; Eberhard, Mark L. ; Sullivan, James J. ; Bishop, Henry S. ; Robinson, David G. ; Holtz, Timothy ; Robinson, Ralph D.
• 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.
• Subjects:
  Angiostrongylus Cantonensis Animals Disease Outbreaks Female Humans Male Meningitis Rats Snails
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 8(3):324-326.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Jamaica
• Location:
  Caribbean
• Volume:
  8
• Issue:
  3
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:91c5f5b408b638b166f0f266bc958c72ce9ce6d23be7e84616f2f1f230ad0f78
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/13830/cdc_13830_DS1.pdf
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