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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
Lindo, John F. ; Waugh, Cecilia ; Hall, John ; Cunningham-Myrie, Colette ; Ashley, Deanna ; ... More +
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. Less -
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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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
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
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