Eosinophilic Meningoencephalitis in Cuba, Caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis
- 1 September 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene in The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
- Vol. 30 (5) , 960-962
- https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.1981.30.960
Abstract
Five cases of eosinophilic meningoencephalitis presumed to be caused by the rat lungworm, Angiostrongylus cantonensis, are reported from localities in or near Havana, Cuba. The first typical case occurred in 1973. Lungworms identified as A. cantonensis were found in rats from the same localities. The clinical picture in the Cuban cases, as in cases from other countries, is that of a self-limiting disease without apparent sequelae.This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit:
- First Record of Angiostrongylus cantonensis in CubaThe American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 1981
- 1ST OBSERVATION OF AN EOSINOPHILIC MENINGITIDIS IN IVORY-COAST1980
- Memorandum on the First Report of Angiostrongylus in Man, by Nomura and Lin, 1945The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 1964