Angiostrongylus cantonensis Meningoencephalitis in Three Pediatric Patients in Florida, USA

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• Alternative Title:
  J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc
• Personal Author:
  Chance, Melinda D. ; Noel, Anniesha D. ; Thompson, Amelia B. ; Marrero, Natalie ; Bula-Rudas, Fernando ; Horvat, Christopher M. ; Green, Jerril ; Armstrong, Jennifer E. ; Levent, Fatma ; Dudas, Robert A. ; Shaffren, Serena ; Samide, Aaron ; Martinez, Katie ; Stockdale, Kimberly ; Chancey, Rebecca J.
• Description:
  Eosinophilic meningoencephalitis caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis has been reported in several southern U.S. states and Hawai'i. We present the first locally acquired human cases of A. cantonensis meningoencephalitis in three children in Florida, occurring between June 2021 and January 2022. Clinicians should be attuned to this possible diagnosis in this region.
• Subjects:
  Angiostrongylus Cantonensis Animals Child Child, Preschool Eosinophilia Female Florida Humans Male Meningoencephalitis Strongylida Infections

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• Keywords:
  Angiostrongyliasis Eosinophilia Eosinophilic Meningitis Rat Lung Worm
• Source:
  J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 13(12):639-642
• Pubmed ID:
  39529387
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC11717585
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/ImCDC/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  13
• Issue:
  12
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
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  urn:sha-512:250f1f3837f6001b25fddf857ac17dea3674358df07f7b5934bbb4376afbe630f31814806b351278a89e1b672c96f2b9e12419b400e3c5baa1d92fd6cb5ea75a
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