Eosinophilic Meningoencephalitis in Cuba, Caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis (original) (raw)

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J. E. Pascual

J. E. Pascual Department of Pediatrics, Instituto Superior de Cíencias Médicas, Hospital Pediátrico Guanabacoa, and Department of Helminthology, Instituto de Medicina Tropical, Havana, Cuba

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Roberto Planas Bouli

Roberto Planas Bouli Department of Pediatrics, Instituto Superior de Cíencias Médicas, Hospital Pediátrico Guanabacoa, and Department of Helminthology, Instituto de Medicina Tropical, Havana, Cuba

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Hector Aguiar

Hector Aguiar Department of Pediatrics, Instituto Superior de Cíencias Médicas, Hospital Pediátrico Guanabacoa, and Department of Helminthology, Instituto de Medicina Tropical, Havana, Cuba

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• Abstract/Excerpt
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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.

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Copyright © 1981 by The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 1981

Accepted:

11 May 1981

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Published Online:

Sep 1981

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