Emerging infectious diseases · 2002 · 101 citations · 8 references
Veterinary MedicineInfectious DiseasesZoologyEmerging Infectious DiseasesParasitologyZoonotic Disease EpidemiologyHelminth EpidemiologyParasitic Disease PathogenesisParasitic PathogenesisParasitic ZoonosesZoonotic Parasite EpidemiologyZoonotic Parasitic DiseasesNematode ZoonosesParasitic EpidemiologyParasitic MeningitisParasitic Zoonoses In WildlifeParasitic Zoonotic DiseasesRodent-borne Parasitic DiseasesZoonotic Helminth Epidemiology
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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Trevor Slom, Margaret M. Cortese, Susan I. Gerber et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 2002 · 282 citations · Full text