Autochthonous Case of Eosinophilic Meningitis Caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis, France, 2016 (original) (raw)

“…In order to enable complete comparison with the FAO/WHO ranking results, parasites not expected to be found in Europe, except as imported cases, such as Paragonimus spp., Heterophyidae and Spirometra spp., were included in the prioritisation. Workshop participants supplemented the list of parasites to be prioritised with Angiostrongylus cantonensis because of its potential future emergence in Europe given its presence on the Canary Islands [ 13 ] and since then the first autochthonous case was reported in France [ 14 ]. In addition, for the purpose of the European list, T. gondii was divided into its main clinical entities, congenital and acquired toxoplasmosis, according to transmission route to both allow for distinction based on the difference in transmission routes and comparisons with the global burden of food-borne disease study’s ranking based on DALY [ 5 ].…”