Dard et al. (2017)DARD, C., PILOQUET, J., QVARNSTROM, Y., FOX, L.M., M’KADA, H., HEBERT, J., MATTERA, D. and HARROIS, D., 2017. First evidence of angiostrongyliasis caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis in Guadeloupe, Lesser Antilles. The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, vol. 96, no. 3, pp. 692-697. http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.16-0792. PMid:28070007. http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.16-0792...
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Basse-Terre/2017 |
8 months old/ Gender Not mentioned |
Contact of snails and rodents in the vegetable garden |
Meningeal signs, fever, vomiting |
CSF sample PCR |
Hypereosinophilia and altered CSF |
Albendazole, ivermectin and corticosteroids |
The patient recovered clinically (after 11 days). Normal laboratory values (after 25 days) |
Flerlage et al. (2017)FLERLAGE, T., QVARNSTROM, Y., NOH, J., DEVINCENZO, J.P., MADNI, A., BAGGA, B. and HYSMITH, N.D., 2017. Angiostrongylus cantonensis Eosinophilic Meningitis in an Infant, Tennessee, USA. Emerging Infectious Diseases, vol. 23, no. 10, pp. 1756-1758. http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2310.170978. PMid:28930003. http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2310.170978...
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USA/2017 |
12 months old/Male |
Possible contact with rodent excreta |
Fever, irritability, vomiting and anorexia |
Western blot |
Altered CSF, MRI findings |
Albendazole and corticosteroids |
The patient's temperature returned to normal and his symptoms solved |
Hammoud et al. (2017)HAMMOUD, R.A., NAYES, S.L., MURPHY, J.R., HERESI, G.P., BUTLER, I.J. and PÉREZ, N., 2017. Angiostrongylus cantonensis Meningitis and Myelitis, Texas, USA. Emerging Infectious Diseases, vol. 23, no. 6, pp. 1037-1038. http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2306.161683. PMid:28518035. http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2306.161683...
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USA/2017 |
12 months old/ Female |
Not mentioned |
Fever, lethargy |
CSF sample PCR |
PCR altered, MRI with alterations |
Albendazole and prednisone |
Patient's symptoms have completely solved (after 64 days) |
Meyer et al. (2017)MEYER, C., WYNN, D.P., PULST, M., CHEN, R. and DIGRE, K., 2017. Clinical reasoning: a 22-year-old man with diplopia. Neurology, vol. 89, no. 5, pp. e45-e49. http://dx.doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000004187. PMid:28760921. http://dx.doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000...
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USA/2017 |
22 years old/Male |
Not mentioned |
Headache, fever and diplopia |
Not mentioned |
MRI findings, chest CT findings |
Corticosteroids and lumbar puncture |
Headache solved |
Nguyen et al. (2017)NGUYEN, Y., ROSSI, B., ARGY, N., BAKER, C., NICKEL, B., MARTI, H., ZARROUK, V., HOUZÉ, S., FANTIN, B. and LEFORT, A., 2017. Autochthonous case of eosinophilic meningitis caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis. Emerging Infectious Diseases, vol. 23, no. 6, pp. 1045-1046. http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2306.161999. PMid:28518042. http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2306.161999...
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French/2017 |
54 years old/Female |
Not mentioned |
Fever, headache, nuchal rigidity, and photophobiaa |
Western blot |
Mild leukocytosis, altered CSF and altered abdominal CT |
Prednisone, albendazole and CSF puncture |
Complete regression of symptoms |
Prasidthrathsint et al. (2017)PRASIDTHRATHSINT, K., LEWIS, J. and COUTURIER, M.R., 2017. The brief case: Angiostrongylus cantonensis eosinophilic meningitis in a returned traveler. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, vol. 55, no. 10, pp. 2880-2883. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JCM.02427-16. PMid:28947508. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JCM.02427-16...
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USA/2017 |
22 years old/Male |
Consumption of seafood |
Headache, double vision, fever |
CSF sample PCR |
MRI with signs suggestive of CSF inflammation |
Prednisone and lumbar puncture |
Significant improvement in clinical symptoms (after 2 months) |
Shen et al. (2017)SHEN, H., CHAO, C. and HSIEH, C., 2017. Brain worms with cerebrospinal fluid eosinophilia. The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, vol. 97, no. 6, pp. 1633-1634. http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.17-0588. PMid:29187276. http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.17-0588...
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Not mentioned/2017 |
56 Years old/Male |
Not mentioned |
Headache, cognitive impairment and urinary incontinence |
Microscopic analysis of CSF |
MRI findings |
Not mentioned |
Not mentioned |
Andrade et al. (2018)ANDRADE, G.C., DIAS, J.R.O., MAIA, A., KANECADAN, L.A., MORAES, N.S.B., BELFORT JUNIOR, R., LASISTE, J.M.E. and BURNIER, M.N., 2018. Intravitreal Angiostrongylus cantonensis: first case report in South America. Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia, vol. 81, no. 1, pp. 63-65. http://dx.doi.org/10.5935/0004-2749.20180014. PMid:29538597. http://dx.doi.org/10.5935/0004-2749.2018...
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Brazil/2018 |
20 months old/Male. |
Contact with snails |
Fever, lethargy and vomiting |
CSF sample PCR |
Findings on blood count and fundus examination. |
Albendazole, prednisolone and vitrectomy |
Symptomatic improvement |
Defo et al. (2018)DEFO, A.L., LACHAUME, N., CUADRO-ALVAREZ, E., MANIASSOM, C., MARTIN, E., NJUIEYON, F., HENAFF, F., MRSIC, Y., BRUNELIN, A., EPELBOIN, L., BLANCHET, D., HARROIS, D., DESBOIS-NOGARD, N., QVARNSTROM, Y., DEMAR, M., DARD, C. and ELENGA, N., 2018. Angiostrongylus cantonensis infection of central nervous system, Guiana shield. Emerging Infectious Diseases, vol. 24, no. 6, pp. 1153-1155. http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2406.180168. PMid:29774852. http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2406.180168...
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French Guiana /2018 |
10 years old/Male |
Exposure to snails |
Headache, vomiting and fever |
Western blot and CSF sample PCR |
Altered CSF, hypereosinophilia and MRI with alterations |
Ivermectin, methylprednisolone and prednisolone |
Progressive disappearance of symptoms and MRI normality (after 38 days) |
Ma et al. (2018)MA, M., ZHANG, M. and QIU, Z., 2018. Eosinophilic meningitis caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis in an infant. Medicine, vol. 97, no. 24, pp. e10975. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000010975. PMid:29901586. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.00000000000...
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China/2018 |
15 months old/Female |
Exposure and accidental consumption of slug |
Fever, irritability and constipation |
CSF analysis and clinical findings |
Eosinophilia and altered CSF |
Levamisole, prednisone and mannose. |
Recovery of all your symptoms (after 72 hours) |
McAuliffe et al. (2019)MCAULIFFE, L., ENSIGN, S.F., LARSON, D., BAVARO, M., YETTO, J., CATHEY, M., MUKAIGAWARA, M., NARITA, M., OHKUSU, K., QUAST, T. and VOLK, C., 2019. Severe CNS angiostrongyliasis in a young marine: a case report and literature review. The Lancet. Infectious Diseases, vol. 19, no. 4, pp. e132-e142. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(18)30434-1. PMid:30454904. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(18)...
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USA/2018 |
20 years old/Male |
Raw snail consumption |
Headache, hyperesthesia and neck stiffness |
CSF sample PCR |
CSF and MRI findings |
Albendazole, prednisolone and lumbar puncture |
Improvement of symptoms but remained with erectile dysfunction, intermittent pain and central obstructive sleep apnea |
Wang et al. (2018)WANG, H., LU, L., SHE, D., WEN, Z., MO, Z., LI, J. and LI, H., 2018. Eating centipedes can result in Angiostrongylus cantonensis infection: two case reports and pathogen investigation. The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, vol. 99, no. 3, pp. 743-748. http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.18-0151. PMid:30062990. http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.18-0151...
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China/2018 |
78 years old/Female |
Centipede consumption |
Headache and neck stiffnessl |
ELISA with serum sample and CSF |
Changed CSF |
Albendazole and dexamethasone |
CSF normality |
Wang et al. (2018)WANG, H., LU, L., SHE, D., WEN, Z., MO, Z., LI, J. and LI, H., 2018. Eating centipedes can result in Angiostrongylus cantonensis infection: two case reports and pathogen investigation. The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, vol. 99, no. 3, pp. 743-748. http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.18-0151. PMid:30062990. http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.18-0151...
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China/2018 |
46 years old/Male |
Centipede consumption |
Headache and neck stiffness |
ELISA with serum and CSF sample |
Altered CSF and lung CT finding |
Albendazole and dexamethasone |
CSF normality and no lung findings |
Berkhout et al. (2019)BERKHOUT, A., PROCIV, P., HERBERT, A., ANTHONY, L.T. and NOURSE, C., 2019. Two cases of neuroangiostrongyliasis: a rare disease because rarely considered or rarely diagnosed? Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, vol. 55, no. 12, pp. 1463-1469. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jpc.14461. PMid:30945367. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jpc.14461...
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Australia/2019 |
5 years old/Female and 10 years old/Male |
ingestion of the snail or contaminated vegetables |
Headache and hemiparesis (boy) |
CSF sample ELISA |
MRI findings |
Mebendazole and dexamethasone |
Recovery of some function (after 5 months), but not to their previous state, with persistence of hemiparesis (boy) |
Chotmongkol and Khamsai (2019)CHOTMONGKOL, V. and KHAMSAI, S., 2019. A lesion in the corpus callosum due to eosinophilic meningitis caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis. The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, vol. 100, no. 6, pp. 1297-1298. http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.18-0808. PMid:31190682. http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.18-0808...
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Thailand/2019 |
38 years old/Male |
Raw snail and shrimp ingestion |
Headache |
Western blot |
CSF and MRI changes |
Prednisolone |
Numbness in face and limb after 2 weeks on prednisolone. Improvement of symptoms after 6 months |
Long et al. (2019)LONG, D., GREEN, K., DERANI, T., DECKER, N., PACE, R.J. and ABURASHED, R., 2019. CNS-disseminated Angiostrongylus cantonensis mimicking atypical demyelinating disease. Neurology Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation, vol. 6, no. 6, pp. e608. http://dx.doi.org/10.1212/NXI.0000000000000608. PMid:31484685. http://dx.doi.org/10.1212/NXI.0000000000...
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USA/2019 |
44 years old/Female |
Seafood ingestion |
Headache and paresthesia, urinary retention |
CSF sample PCR |
Eosinophilia, MRI with brain and spinal cord injury and altered CSF |
Duloxetine and DMT (disease-modifying therapy) |
Normal CSF and improvement of pleocytosis |
Tiwari et al. (2019)TIWARI, U.S., AISHWARYA, A., GANDHI, S. and SISODIA, P., 2019. Angiostrongylus cantonensis in anterior chamber. Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, vol. 67, no. 1, pp. 158-160. http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijo.IJO_843_18. PMid:30574932. http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijo.IJO_843_18...
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India/2019 |
70 years old/Female |
Feeding |
Watering and redness in the eye |
Direct analysis of the worm in the eye chamber |
Eye sclerosis |
Moxifloxacin eye drops, dexamethasone and atropine sulfate eye drops |
Symptomatic improvement (after 1 week) |
Xie et al. (2019)XIE, M., ZHOU, Z., GUO, S., LI, Z., ZHAO, H. and DENG, J., 2019. Next-generation sequencing specifies Angiostrongylus eosinophilic meningoencephalitis in infants. Medicine, vol. 98, no. 35, e16985. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000016985. PMid:31464947. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.00000000000...
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China/2019 |
1 year old/Male |
Not mentioned |
Cough, mental fatigue and fever |
CSF sample NGS |
CSF and MRI findings |
Albendazole and methylprednisolone |
Improvement of symptoms (after 10 days) and CSF normality |
Xie et al. (2019)XIE, M., ZHOU, Z., GUO, S., LI, Z., ZHAO, H. and DENG, J., 2019. Next-generation sequencing specifies Angiostrongylus eosinophilic meningoencephalitis in infants. Medicine, vol. 98, no. 35, e16985. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000016985. PMid:31464947. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.00000000000...
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China/2019 |
1 year old/Male |
Not mentioned |
Cough, vomiting, mucosal herpes and fever |
CSF sample NGS |
CSF and MRI findings |
Albendazole and methylprednisolone |
Improvement of symptoms (after 10 days) and CSF normality |
Cucueco et al. (2020)CUCUECO, K., BATHEN, K. and FISCHBERG, D., 2020. Lidocaine infusion for refractory pain from rat lungworm disease: Honolulu, Hawai’i. Hawaii Journal of Health and Social Welfare, vol. 79, no. 8, pp. 246-248. PMid:32789295.
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USA/2020 |
29 years old/Male |
Not mentioned |
Headache, fever, allodynia, erythematous flushing, and arthralgia |
CSF sample PCR |
Altered CSF and MRI |
Ibuprofen, acetaminophen, gabapentin, fentanyl, prednisone, lidocaine… |
Significant improvement |
Dard et al. (2020)DARD, C., TESSIER, E., NGUYEN, D., EPELBOIN, L., HARROIS, D., SWALE, C., CABIÉ, A., MEURON, K., MIOSSEC, C. and DESBOIS-NOGARD, N., 2020. First cases of Angiostrongylus cantonensis. Parasite, vol. 27, pp. 31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2020032. PMid:32394891. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/parasite/20200...
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Martinica/2020 |
8 cases: 3 kids (1 year old); 1 boy (11 years old), anos, 4 adults (age between 37 and 64 years old). |
Consumption/contact with mollusks |
Headache, seizure, nuchal rigidity, radiculalgia, vomitingand diarrhea |
Western blot or serum antigen search. |
CSF and MRI with findings |
Albendazole, corticosteroids, and lumbar puncture |
2 people (no sequelae); 5 people (strabismus and intellectual disability); 1 person (fatal) |
Elghawy et al. (2020)ELGHAWY, A.A., SKOPIS, M., DAVIS, J. and BAG-OZBEK, A., 2020. Angiostrongyliasis infection masquerading as granulomatosis with polyangiitis: a case-based review. Rheumatology International, vol. 40, no. 7, pp. 1171-1176. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00296-020-04601-9. PMid:32424614. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00296-020-046...
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USA/2020 |
50 years old/Male |
Not mentioned |
Productive cough, bloody nasal secretions and dyspnea |
Lung biopsy |
Eosinophilia |
Ivermectin |
Symptom resolution |
Feng et al. (2020)FENG, L., ZHANG, A., QUE, J., ZHOU, H., WANG, H., GUAN, Y., SHEN, C., SUN, X., LAI, R., PENG, F., FENG, H. and CHEN, L., 2020. The metagenomic next-generation sequencing in diagnosing central nervous system angiostrongyliasis: a case report. BMC Infectious Diseases, vol. 20, no. 1, pp. 691. http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-020-05410-y. PMid:32957922. http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-020-054...
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China/2020 |
27 years old/Male |
Consumption of contaminated meat |
Skin itching, emesis, myalgia, quadriparesis, headache and coma. |
CSF sample NGS |
Altered CSF and CT of the abdomen |
Methylprednisolone, and immunoglobulin, ceftriaxone and linezolid |
Died (after 38 days) |
Meyer (2021)MEYER, B.C., 2021. Chronic neuroangiostrongyliasis: case study of chronic presentations in Hawaii. Parasitology, vol. 148, no. 2, pp. 221-226. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0031182020001651. PMid:32907652. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0031182020001...
|
USA/2020 |
10 cases (age between 47 and 78 years old): 4 female, 6 male |
Not mentioned |
Hyperparesthesia, sleep disorders, headache, Hypersensitivity and Urinary retention |
CSF sample PCR, direct observation of eye |
Altered CSF, eosinophilia |
Prednisone, cannabis, lidocaine, tramadol, acupuncture… |
Not mentioned |
Monteiro et al. (2020)MONTEIRO, M.D., NETO, E.G., SANTOS, I.P., BIERNAT, M.S., MACHADO, R.M., HAUSER, V.B., RIEDER, C.R., SPENGLER, C.N., FEY, V.P., MORASSUTTI, A., TORRES, V.F., CASTILHOS, R.M. and GRAEFF-TEIXEIRA, C., 2020. Eosinophilic meningitis outbreak related to religious practice. Parasitology International, vol. 78, pp. 102158 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.parint.2020.102158. PMid:32553843. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.parint.2020....
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Brazil/2020 |
43 years old/Female |
Ingestion of raw shellfish |
Headache |
ELISA and Western blot |
Eosinophilia |
Crystalline penicillin and albendazole |
Improvement of symptoms |
Monteiro et al. (2020)MONTEIRO, M.D., NETO, E.G., SANTOS, I.P., BIERNAT, M.S., MACHADO, R.M., HAUSER, V.B., RIEDER, C.R., SPENGLER, C.N., FEY, V.P., MORASSUTTI, A., TORRES, V.F., CASTILHOS, R.M. and GRAEFF-TEIXEIRA, C., 2020. Eosinophilic meningitis outbreak related to religious practice. Parasitology International, vol. 78, pp. 102158 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.parint.2020.102158. PMid:32553843. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.parint.2020....
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Brazil/2020 |
35 years old/Male |
Ingestion of raw shellfish |
Headache, fever and limb pain |
ELISA and Western blot |
MRI findings |
Ivermectin, methylprednisolone and gabapentin |
Improvement of symptoms |
Monteiro et al. (2020)MONTEIRO, M.D., NETO, E.G., SANTOS, I.P., BIERNAT, M.S., MACHADO, R.M., HAUSER, V.B., RIEDER, C.R., SPENGLER, C.N., FEY, V.P., MORASSUTTI, A., TORRES, V.F., CASTILHOS, R.M. and GRAEFF-TEIXEIRA, C., 2020. Eosinophilic meningitis outbreak related to religious practice. Parasitology International, vol. 78, pp. 102158 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.parint.2020.102158. PMid:32553843. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.parint.2020....
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Brazil/2020 |
31 years old/Male |
Ingestion of raw shellfish |
Headache |
ELISA and Western blot |
Altered CSF, MRI findings |
Ivermectin, methylprednisolone and gabapentin |
Improvement of symptoms |
Thu et al. (2020)THU, H.P., HUU, N.D., THU, T.L. and VAN, L.N., 2020. Case report: Angiostrongylus cantonensis meningoencephalitis in a 9-month-old baby in Vietnam. The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, vol. 103, no. 2, pp. 723-726. http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.20-0166. PMid:32431278. http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.20-0166...
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Vietnam/2020 |
9 months old/Male |
Not mentioned |
Seizures and fever |
Serum and CSF sample ELISA |
CSF and MRI findings |
Albendazole, dexamethasone, mannitol and prednisolone |
Full recovery |
Todaka et al. (2020)TODAKA, T., OSHIRO, Y. and SHINZATO, T., 2020. A case of human angiostrongyliasis manifesting as eosinophilic meningitis in Okinawa, Japan. Parasitology International, vol. 77, pp. 102124. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.parint.2020.102124. PMid:32305672. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.parint.2020....
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Japan/2020 |
39 years old/Male |
Contaminated food |
Headache, fever and nausea |
Anti-A test in serum and CSF. |
Leukocytosis, CSF findings |
Ivermectin and olopatadine |
Clinical improvement |
Widder et al. (2020)WIDDER, J.R., FALLAH, S. and MONDZELEWSKI, T.J., 2020. A case report of slug ingestion causing eosinophilic meningitis, papilledema, and pronounced motor weakness in a US marine. Military Medicine, vol. 185, no. 1-2, pp. 317-321. PMid:31436288.
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Japan/2020 |
20 years old/Male |
Raw snail consumption |
Headache, neck stiffness, quadriplegia, polyneuropathy, diarrhea and dysuria |
CSF sample PCR |
MRI and funduscopic examination altered |
Prednisolone Ceftriaxone, Acyclovir, Vancomycin, Steroids, Methylprednisolone and Lumbar Puncture |
Improved but maintained severe neurological sequelae |
Zhang et al. (2020)ZHANG, Y., WANG, S., WANG, D., HUANG, K. and HU, Y., 2020. Validation of Angiostrongylus cantonensis combined with herpes simplex virus type 1 in cerebrospinal fluid by next-generation sequencing. Chinese Medical Journal, vol. 133, no. 2, pp. 247-249. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/CM9.0000000000000588. PMid:31833910. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/CM9.0000000000...
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China/2020 |
59 years old/Male |
Not mentioned |
Headache, nausea, vomiting and fever |
CSF sample NGS |
Eosinophilia, altered CSF and MRI findings |
Albendazole and methylprednisone |
Improved consciousness and normal MRI |
Yang et al. (2021)YANG, L., DARASAVATH, C., CHANG, K., VILAY, V., SENGDUANGPHACHANH, A., ADSAMOUTH, A., VONGSOUVATH, M., KEOLOUANGKHOT, V. and ROBINSON, M.T., 2021. Cluster of angiostrongyliasis cases following consumption of raw monitor lizard in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic and Review of the literature. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 107. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed6030107. PMid:34206193. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed603...
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Vietnam/2021 |
22 years old/Male |
Lizard meat ingestion |
Headache, arthralgia, vomiting, diarrhea and nausea |
CSF sample PCR |
changed CSF |
Dexamethasone, prednisolone, albendazole. |
Improvement of symptoms |
Yang et al. (2021)YANG, L., DARASAVATH, C., CHANG, K., VILAY, V., SENGDUANGPHACHANH, A., ADSAMOUTH, A., VONGSOUVATH, M., KEOLOUANGKHOT, V. and ROBINSON, M.T., 2021. Cluster of angiostrongyliasis cases following consumption of raw monitor lizard in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic and Review of the literature. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 107. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed6030107. PMid:34206193. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed603...
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Vietnam/2021 |
25 years old/Male |
Lizard meat ingestion |
Headache, arthralgia and loss of appetite |
CSF sample PCR |
Not mentioned |
Albendazole and steroids |
Improvement of symptoms |
Yang et al. (2021)YANG, L., DARASAVATH, C., CHANG, K., VILAY, V., SENGDUANGPHACHANH, A., ADSAMOUTH, A., VONGSOUVATH, M., KEOLOUANGKHOT, V. and ROBINSON, M.T., 2021. Cluster of angiostrongyliasis cases following consumption of raw monitor lizard in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic and Review of the literature. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 107. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed6030107. PMid:34206193. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed603...
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Vietnam/2021 |
24 years old/Male |
Lizard meat ingestion |
Headache, arthralgia and neurological deficit |
CSF sample PCR |
Not mentioned |
steroid and albendazole |
Improvement of symptoms |
Yang et al. (2021)YANG, L., DARASAVATH, C., CHANG, K., VILAY, V., SENGDUANGPHACHANH, A., ADSAMOUTH, A., VONGSOUVATH, M., KEOLOUANGKHOT, V. and ROBINSON, M.T., 2021. Cluster of angiostrongyliasis cases following consumption of raw monitor lizard in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic and Review of the literature. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 107. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed6030107. PMid:34206193. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed603...
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Vietnam/2021 |
24 years old/Male |
Lizard meat ingestion |
Headache, weakness and numbness in limbs |
CSF sample PCR |
Not mentioned |
Albendazole and steroid |
Improvement of symptoms |
Yang et al. (2021)YANG, L., DARASAVATH, C., CHANG, K., VILAY, V., SENGDUANGPHACHANH, A., ADSAMOUTH, A., VONGSOUVATH, M., KEOLOUANGKHOT, V. and ROBINSON, M.T., 2021. Cluster of angiostrongyliasis cases following consumption of raw monitor lizard in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic and Review of the literature. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 107. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed6030107. PMid:34206193. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed603...
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Vietnam/2021 |
31 years old/Male |
Lizard meat ingestion |
Nausea, vomiting and arthralgia |
CSF sample PCR |
Not mentioned |
Albendazole and steroids |
Improvement of symptoms |
Yang et al. (2021)YANG, L., DARASAVATH, C., CHANG, K., VILAY, V., SENGDUANGPHACHANH, A., ADSAMOUTH, A., VONGSOUVATH, M., KEOLOUANGKHOT, V. and ROBINSON, M.T., 2021. Cluster of angiostrongyliasis cases following consumption of raw monitor lizard in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic and Review of the literature. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 107. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed6030107. PMid:34206193. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed603...
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Vietnam/2021 |
36 years old/Male |
Lizard meat ingestion |
Not mentioned |
CSF sample PCR |
Not mentioned |
Herbal remedies |
Not mentioned |
Yang et al. (2021)YANG, L., DARASAVATH, C., CHANG, K., VILAY, V., SENGDUANGPHACHANH, A., ADSAMOUTH, A., VONGSOUVATH, M., KEOLOUANGKHOT, V. and ROBINSON, M.T., 2021. Cluster of angiostrongyliasis cases following consumption of raw monitor lizard in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic and Review of the literature. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 107. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed6030107. PMid:34206193. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed603...
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Vietnam/2021 |
32 years old/Male |
Lizard meat ingestion |
Not mentioned |
CSF sample PCR |
Not mentioned |
Herbal remedies |
Not mentioned |