Angiostrongylus cantonensis Eosinophilic Meningitis in an Infant, Tennessee, USA

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Flerlage, Tim ; Qvarnstrom, Yvonne ; Noh, John ; Devincenzo, John P. ; Madni, Arshia ; Bagga, Bindiya ; Hysmith, Nicholas D.
• Description:
  Angiostrongylus cantonensis, the rat lungworm, is the most common infectious cause of eosinophilic meningoencephalitis worldwide. This parasite is endemic to Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands, and its global distribution is increasing. We report A. cantonensis meningoencephalitis in a 12-month-old boy in Tennessee, USA, who had not traveled outside of southwestern Tennessee or northwestern Mississippi.
• Subjects:
  Adrenal Cortex Hormones Albendazole Animals Antibodies, Helminth Eosinophilia Humans Infant Male Meningoencephalitis Rats Strongylida Infections

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 23(10):1756-1758.
• Pubmed ID:
  28930003
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5621543
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Genre:
  Letter
• Place as Subject:
  Tennessee
• Volume:
  23
• Issue:
  10
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:5614dabf988febcf8e1ecaf75f0a553494a914f2a1ea9d45b84c7ea4523e2865
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/48999/cdc_48999_DS1.pdf
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