Enzootic Angiostrongylus cantonensis in Rats and Snails after an Outbreak of Human Eosinophilic Meningitis, Jamaica

Autor:	John F. Lindo, Cecilia Waugh, John Hall, Colette Cunningham-Myrie, Deanna Ashley, Mark L. Eberhard, James J. Sullivan, Henry S. Bishop, David G. Robinson, Timothy Holtz, Ralph D. Robinson
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2002
Předmět:	Angiostrongylus cantonensis Jamaica rats snails Medicine Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216
Zdroj:	Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 8, Iss 3, Pp 324-326 (2002)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	1080-6040 1080-6059
DOI:	10.3201/eid0803.010316
Popis:	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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