Parastrongylus cantonensis in a Nonhuman Primate, Florida

Duffy, Michael S.; Miller, Christine L.; Kinsella, J. Michael; de Lahunta, Alexander

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Parastrongylus cantonensis in a Nonhuman Primate, Florida

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Dec 2004
By Duffy, Michael S. ; Miller, Christine L. ; Kinsella, J. Michael ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:

Duffy, Michael S. ; Miller, Christine L. ; Kinsella, J. Michael ; de Lahunta, Alexander
Description:

Parastrongylus (= Angiostrongylus) cantonensis is a parasitic nematode of Norway rats throughout tropical regions. This parasite is neurotropic and causes disease and death in humans and other mammals. We report the first identification of P. cantonensis as the cause of a debilitating neurologic disease in a captive primate in Florida.
Subjects:

Angiostrongylus Cantonensis Animals Animals, Zoo Hylobates Male Primate Diseases Spinal Cord Diseases Strongylida Infections
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 10(12):2207-2210.
Document Type:

Journal Article
Place as Subject:

Florida
Volume:

10
Issue:

12
Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases
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urn:sha256:74d22519ff466068251a96229cc8f8a96c335131063b0e35ff450a1986f616a4
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