Two outbreaks of eosinophilic meningitis in Yunann (China) clinical, epidemiological and therapeutical issues;Epidémies de méningite à éosinophils au Yunnan (Chine): Aspects épidémiologiques, cliniques et thé- Rapeutiquesxs

Bulletin de la Societe de Pathologie Exotique

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 75-80

  Zhou, Z ^a,b   Barennes, H ^b   Zhou, N ^a   Ding, L ^c   Zhu, Y H ^a   Strobel, M ^b  

^a KUNMING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Institut Francophone pour la Médecine Tropicale   (Laos)

^c First People's Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

Angiostrongyliasis; Angiostrongylus cantonensis; Asia; China; Eosinophilic meningitidis; Hospital; Pomacea canaliculata; Yunnan

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT;

ANGIOSTRONGYLUS CANTONENSIS; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHINA; DIET; EOSINOPHIL; EOSINOPHILIA; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MENINGITIS; PARASITOLOGY; RAT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SNAIL; STRONGYLE INFECTION;

ALBENDAZOLE; ANGIOSTRONGYLUS CANTONENSIS; ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; CHINA; DIET; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EOSINOPHILIA; EOSINOPHILS; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MENINGITIS; RATS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SNAILS; STRONGYLIDA INFECTIONS;

EID: 67649992457     PISSN: 00379085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3185/pathexo3336     Document Type: Article

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