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Parastrongylus cantonensis in a Nonhuman Primate, Florida
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Dec 2004
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Source: Emerg Infect Dis. 10(12):2207-2210.
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Alternative Title:Emerg Infect Dis
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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.
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