Abdominal angiostrongyliasis in the Americas: fifty years since the discovery of a new metastrongylid species, Angiostrongylus costaricensis

Abstract Angiostrongylus costaricensis is a zoonotic parasitic nematode described for the first time in 1971 by Pedro Morera and Rodolfo Céspedes in Costa Rica. This parasite causes an infection known as abdominal angiostrongyliasis, affecting mainly school-aged children and young adults. Infection...

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Hauptverfasser:	Alicia Rojas, Arnaldo Maldonado-Junior, Javier Mora, Alessandra Morassutti, Rubens Rodriguez, Alberto Solano-Barquero, Anamariela Tijerino, Marianela Vargas, Carlos Graeff-Teixeira
Format:	Artigo
Sprache:	Inglês
Veröffentlicht:	BMC 2021-07-01
Schriftenreihe:	Parasites & Vectors
Schlagworte:	Angiostrongylus costaricensis Abdominal angiostrongyliasis Eosinophilic enteritis Zoonosis Helminthiasis
Online-Zugang:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-021-04875-3
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