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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… Click to show full abstract
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.
Keywords:
eosinophilic meningitis;
tennessee usa;
angiostrongylus cantonensis;
tennessee;
cantonensis;
cantonensis eosinophilic
Journal Title: Emerging Infectious Diseases
Year Published: 2017
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Journal Title: Emerging Infectious Diseases
Year Published: 2017
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