Eosinophilic meningitis caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis: An emergent disease in Brazil

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 109, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 399-407

  Morassutti, Alessandra Loureiro ^a   Thiengo, Silvana Carvalho ^b   Fernandez, Monica ^b   Sawanyawisuth, Kittisak ^c   Graeff Teixeira, Carlos ^a  

^a PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^c KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Algorithm; Angiostrongylus cantonensis; Emergent in Brazil; Eosinophilic meningitis

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSTRONGYLUS CANTONENSIS; ANIMAL; BRAZIL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM PARASITIC INFECTIONS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; EOSINOPHILIA; HUMAN; MENINGITIS; PARASITOLOGY; SNAIL; STRONGYLIDA INFECTIONS;

ANGIOSTRONGYLUS CANTONENSIS; ANIMALS; BRAZIL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM PARASITIC INFECTIONS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, EMERGING; EOSINOPHILIA; HUMANS; MENINGITIS; SNAILS; STRONGYLIDA INFECTIONS;

EID: 84904303951     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/0074-0276140023     Document Type: Review

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