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Cowie RH, Malik R, Morgan ER. Comparative biology of parasitic nematodes in the genus Angiostrongylus and related genera. ADVANCES IN PARASITOLOGY 2023; 121:65-197. [PMID: 37474239 DOI: 10.1016/bs.apar.2023.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/22/2023]
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The rise to prominence of some Angiostrongylus species through associated emerging disease in humans and dogs has stimulated calls for a renewed focus on the biology of this genus and three related genera. Although significant research efforts have been made in recent years these have tended to focus on individual species and specific aspects such as diagnosis and treatment of disease or new records of occurrence and hosts. This comprehensive review takes a comparative approach, seeking commonalities and differences among species and asking such questions as: Which species belong to this and to closely related genera and how are they related? Why do only some species appear to be spreading geographically and what factors might underlie range expansion? Which animal species are involved in the life cycles as definitive, intermediate, paratenic and accidental hosts? How do parasite larvae find, infect and develop within these hosts? What are the consequences of infection for host health? How will climate change affect future spread and global health? Appreciating how species resemble and differ from each other shines a spotlight on knowledge gaps and provides provisional guidance on key species characteristics warranting detailed study. Similarities exist among species, including the basic life cycle and transmission processes, but important details such as host range, climatic requirements, migration patterns within hosts and disease mechanisms differ, with much more information available for A. cantonensis and A. vasorum than for other species. Nonetheless, comparison across Angiostrongylus reveals some common patterns. Historically narrow definitive host ranges are expanding with new knowledge, combining with very broad ranges of intermediate gastropod hosts and vertebrate and invertebrate paratenic and accidental hosts to provide the backdrop to complex interactions among climate, ecology and transmission that remain only partly understood, even for the species of dominant concern. Key outstanding questions concern larval dynamics and the potential for transmission outside trophic relations, relations between infection and disease severity in different hosts, and how global change is altering transmission beyond immediate impacts on development rate in gastropods. The concept of encounter and compatibility filters could help to explain differences in the relative importance of different gastropod species as intermediate hosts and determine the importance of host community composition and related environmental factors to transmission and range. Across the group, it remains unclear what, physiologically, immunologically or taxonomically, delimits definitive, accidental and paratenic hosts. Impacts of infection on definitive host fitness and consequences for population dynamics and transmission remain mostly unexplored across the genus. Continual updating and cross-referencing across species of Angiostrongylus and related genera is important to synthesise rapid advances in understanding of key traits and behaviours, especially in important Angiostrongylus species that are emerging causative agents of disease in humans and other animals.
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- Robert H Cowie
- Pacific Biosciences Research Center, University of Hawaii, Maile Way, Gilmore, Honolulu, HI, United States.
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- Centre for Veterinary Education, The University of Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Institute for Global Food Security, Queen's University Belfast, Chlorine Gardens, Belfast, United Kingdom; School of Veterinary Science, University of Bristol, Langford House, Langford, North Somerset, United Kingdom
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Alberto-Silva AC, Garcia JS, Mota EM, Martins FG, Pinheiro J, Mello-Silva CC. Reproductive alterations of Biomphalaria glabrata (Say, 1818) infected with Angiostrongylus cantonensis (Chen, 1935) and exposed to Euphorbia milii var. hislopii latex. BRAZ J BIOL 2022; 82:e259628. [PMID: 36000690 DOI: 10.1590/1519-6984.259628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2021] [Accepted: 08/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The natural phytochemical latex of Euphorbia milii var. hislopii is one of the most promising natural molluscicides for the control of Biomphalaria glabrata, and has been widely studied under laboratory conditions for selective control of schistosomiasis transmission. However, the effect of this product on B. glabrata infected by other helminths had not yet been investigated. The present study reports evaluation of the effect of E. milii var. hislopii latex on the survival and reproductive activity of B. glabrata infected by Angiostrongylus cantonensis. For this purpose, the following groups were formed: control (C), exposed (E), infected (I) and infected and exposed for different time intervals (1 day - I+E-1D, 7 days - I+E-7D, 14 days - I+E-14D, 21 days - I+E-21D and 28 days - I+E-28D). The experimental infection was performed with L1 larvae of A. cantonensis and exposure to 0.08 mg/L (LC50) of E. milii latex for a period of 24 hours. We analyzed the effects of E. milii latex on the survival of snails during four weeks, reproductive parameters and possible histophysiopathological changes in the gonad and albumen gland of the snails. Regarding survival, there was reduction of more than 50% in the groups exposed to latex (E and I + E) compared to the control group. As for the number of ovigerous masses, eggs, and average number of hatched snails, significant increases were observed in the I+E-1D group at the 4th week compared to the control group and the other weeks in the same group. Angiostrongylus cantonensis larvae were observed in the gonad and albumen gland from day 21 and 28 of infection in groups I and I+E, respectively, with granuloma-like formation. At these observation periods and in these groups, an increase in galactogen was observed in the albumen gland, which influenced egg laying, suggesting the existence of a fecundity compensation mechanism phenomenon. It was possible to conclude that both stressors - A. cantonensis infection and exposure to E. milii latex - directly influenced the survival and reproductive parameters of B. glabrata.
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- A C Alberto-Silva
- Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro - UFRRJ, Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências Veterinárias, Seropédica, RJ, Brasil.,Fundação Oswaldo Cruz - FIOCRUZ, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - IOC, Laboratório de Biologia e Parasitologia de Mamíferos Silvestres Reservatórios, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.,Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro - UFRRJ, Instituto de Biologia, Departamento de Ciências Fisiológicas, Seropédica, RJ, Brasil.,Fundação Oswaldo Cruz - FIOCRUZ, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - IOC, Laboratório de Avaliação e Promoção da Saúde Ambiental, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil
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- Fundação Oswaldo Cruz - FIOCRUZ, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - IOC, Laboratório de Biologia e Parasitologia de Mamíferos Silvestres Reservatórios, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil
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- Fundação Oswaldo Cruz - FIOCRUZ, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - IOC, Laboratório de Patologia, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro - UFRRJ, Instituto de Biologia, Departamento de Ciências Fisiológicas, Seropédica, RJ, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro - UFRRJ, Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências Veterinárias, Seropédica, RJ, Brasil.,Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro - UFRRJ, Instituto de Biologia, Departamento de Ciências Fisiológicas, Seropédica, RJ, Brasil
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- Fundação Oswaldo Cruz - FIOCRUZ, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - IOC, Laboratório de Avaliação e Promoção da Saúde Ambiental, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil
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Rojas A, Maldonado-Junior A, Mora J, Morassutti A, Rodriguez R, Solano-Barquero A, Tijerino A, Vargas M, Graeff-Teixeira C. Abdominal angiostrongyliasis in the Americas: fifty years since the discovery of a new metastrongylid species, Angiostrongylus costaricensis. Parasit Vectors 2021; 14:374. [PMID: 34294132 PMCID: PMC8296644 DOI: 10.1186/s13071-021-04875-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2021] [Accepted: 07/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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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 with A. costaricensis has been associated with a myriad of rodent and mollusk species in the Americas and the Caribbean, as its natural hosts and reservoirs. In this commemorative review, we highlight the extensive research collected through a 50-year journey, which includes ecological, pathological, and molecular studies on A. costaricensis and its implicated disease. We also identify major knowledge gaps in its evolutionary history, the ecological role of imported and invasive mollusk species, and immune response. We propose that the advent of -omics analyses will allow us to gather novel information regarding A. costaricensis biology and infection dynamics, as well as to promote the design of much-needed sensitive and specific diagnostic tools.
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- Alicia Rojas
- Laboratory of Helminthology, Centro de Investigación en Enfermedades Tropicales, University of Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica
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- Laboratório de Biologia e Parasitologia de Mamíferos Silvestres Reservatórios, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz – FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ Brazil
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- Laboratory of Helminthology, Centro de Investigación en Enfermedades Tropicales, University of Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica
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- Instituto de Patologia e Biologia Molecular de Passo Fundo, School of Medicine, IMED Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Instituto de Patologia e Biologia Molecular de Passo Fundo, School of Medicine, IMED Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Helminthology, Centro de Investigación en Enfermedades Tropicales, University of Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica
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- National Reference Center of Parasitology, Instituto Costarricense de Investigación y Enseñanza en Nutrición y Salud, Cartago, Costa Rica
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- National Reference Center of Parasitology, Instituto Costarricense de Investigación y Enseñanza en Nutrición y Salud, Cartago, Costa Rica
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- Nucleo de Doenças Infecciosas, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, Brazil
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Pinaud S, Tetreau G, Poteaux P, Galinier R, Chaparro C, Lassalle D, Portet A, Simphor E, Gourbal B, Duval D. New Insights Into Biomphalysin Gene Family Diversification in the Vector Snail Biomphalaria glabrata. Front Immunol 2021; 12:635131. [PMID: 33868258 PMCID: PMC8047071 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.635131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2020] [Accepted: 03/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Aerolysins initially characterized as virulence factors in bacteria are increasingly found in massive genome and transcriptome sequencing data from metazoans. Horizontal gene transfer has been demonstrated as the main way of aerolysin-related toxins acquisition in metazoans. However, only few studies have focused on their potential biological functions in such organisms. Herein, we present an extensive characterization of a multigene family encoding aerolysins - named biomphalysin - in Biomphalaria glabrata snail, the intermediate host of the trematode Schistosoma mansoni. Our results highlight that duplication and domestication of an acquired bacterial toxin gene in the snail genome result in the acquisition of a novel and diversified toxin family. Twenty-three biomphalysin genes were identified. All are expressed and exhibited a tissue-specific expression pattern. An in silico structural analysis was performed to highlight the central role played by two distinct domains i) a large lobe involved in the lytic function of these snail toxins which constrained their evolution and ii) a small lobe which is structurally variable between biomphalysin toxins and that matched to various functional domains involved in moiety recognition of targets cells. A functional approach suggests that the repertoire of biomphalysins that bind to pathogens, depends on the type of pathogen encountered. These results underline a neo-and sub-functionalization of the biomphalysin toxins, which have the potential to increase the range of effectors in the snail’s immune arsenal.
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- Silvain Pinaud
- IHPE, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, IFREMER, Univ Perpignan Via Domitia, Perpignan, France.,CNRS, IFREMER, University of Montpellier, Perpignan, France
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- IHPE, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, IFREMER, Univ Perpignan Via Domitia, Perpignan, France.,CNRS, IFREMER, University of Montpellier, Perpignan, France
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- IHPE, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, IFREMER, Univ Perpignan Via Domitia, Perpignan, France.,CNRS, IFREMER, University of Montpellier, Perpignan, France
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- IHPE, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, IFREMER, Univ Perpignan Via Domitia, Perpignan, France.,CNRS, IFREMER, University of Montpellier, Perpignan, France
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- IHPE, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, IFREMER, Univ Perpignan Via Domitia, Perpignan, France.,CNRS, IFREMER, University of Montpellier, Perpignan, France
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- IHPE, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, IFREMER, Univ Perpignan Via Domitia, Perpignan, France.,CNRS, IFREMER, University of Montpellier, Perpignan, France
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- IHPE, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, IFREMER, Univ Perpignan Via Domitia, Perpignan, France.,CNRS, IFREMER, University of Montpellier, Perpignan, France
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- IHPE, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, IFREMER, Univ Perpignan Via Domitia, Perpignan, France.,CNRS, IFREMER, University of Montpellier, Perpignan, France
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- IHPE, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, IFREMER, Univ Perpignan Via Domitia, Perpignan, France.,CNRS, IFREMER, University of Montpellier, Perpignan, France
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- IHPE, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, IFREMER, Univ Perpignan Via Domitia, Perpignan, France.,CNRS, IFREMER, University of Montpellier, Perpignan, France
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Rodrigues JGM, Lira MGS, Nogueira RA, Gomes GCC, Licá ICL, Viegas-Melo D, Teles-Reis A, Miranda GS, Silva-Souza N. Effectiveness of a handmade shell-based substrate for the breeding of Biomphalaria glabrata under laboratory conditions. Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo 2020; 62:e55. [PMID: 32756825 PMCID: PMC7458072 DOI: 10.1590/s1678-9946202062055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2020] [Accepted: 07/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2023] Open
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Efficient snail production is essential for the proper maintenance of the Schistosoma mansoni life cycle in the laboratory. In order to improve the breeding of Biomphalaria glabrata under laboratory conditions, this study aimed to demonstrate the effectiveness of a handmade shell-based substrate on the physiological performance of B. glabrata. The shells used to make the substrate were cleaned, sterilized and macerated until a powder was obtained (yield of 92.3%). B. glabrata specimens were randomly assigned to three treatment groups: negative control group (NCG) exposed to a clay-only substrate; a positive control group (PCG) containing clay, oyster flour and calcium carbonate; and the test group (TG) with the shell-based substrate and clay. B. glabrata bred in the test group showed improved growth, sexual maturity, fertility, mortality rate, and shell morphology when compared to the NCG, and similar to the PCG. Therefore, the shell-based substrate proved to be efficient and has a low cost for the breeding of B. glabrata.
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- João Gustavo Mendes Rodrigues
- Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Departamento de Parasitologia, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Maranhão, Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Departamento de Patologia, São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Maranhão, Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Departamento de Patologia, São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Maranhão, Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Departamento de Patologia, São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Maranhão, Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Departamento de Patologia, São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil
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- Universidade Estadual do Maranhão, Departamento de Química e Biologia, Laboratório de Parasitologia Humana, São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil
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- Universidade Estadual do Maranhão, Departamento de Química e Biologia, Laboratório de Parasitologia Humana, São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Departamento de Parasitologia, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Maranhão, Departamento de Educação, São Raimundo das Mangabeiras, Maranhão, Brazil
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- Universidade Estadual do Maranhão, Departamento de Química e Biologia, Laboratório de Parasitologia Humana, São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil
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Cristina dos Santos Bonfim T, Tunholi-Alves VM, Martins FG, Mota EM, Maldonado A, Pinheiro J, Garcia JS. Biological and histological changes in reproductive patterns of Biomphalaria glabrata experimentally co-infected by Echinostoma paraensei and Angiostrongylus cantonensis. Exp Parasitol 2018; 195:66-70. [DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2018.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2018] [Revised: 10/09/2018] [Accepted: 10/23/2018] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Dard C, Nguyen D, Miossec C, de Meuron K, Harrois D, Epelboin L, Cabié A, Desbois-Nogard N. Angiostrongylus costaricensis infection in Martinique, Lesser Antilles, from 2000 to 2017. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018; 25:22. [PMID: 29633710 PMCID: PMC5892178 DOI: 10.1051/parasite/2018022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2018] [Accepted: 03/22/2018] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Human abdominal angiostrongyliasis (HAA) is a parasitic disease caused by the accidental ingestion of the nematode Angiostrongylus costaricensis in its larval form. Human infection can lead to severe ischemic and inflammatory intestinal lesions, sometimes complicated by life-threatening ileal perforations. Only one case had been reported in Martinique, an Island in the French Antilles, in 1988. We retrospectively reviewed the medical charts of patients diagnosed with abdominal angiostrongyliasis at the University Hospital of Martinique between 2000 and 2017. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the incidence and perform a descriptive analysis of the clinical, biological, radiological, and histopathological features of HAA in Martinique. Two confirmed cases and two probable cases were identified in patients aged from 1 to 21 years during the 18-year period, with an estimated incidence of 0.2 cases per year (0.003 case/year/100.000 inhabitants (IC95% = 0.00-0.05)). All patients presented with abdominal pain associated with high blood eosinophilia (median: 7.24 G/L [min 4.25; max 52.28 G/L]). Two developed ileal perforation and were managed by surgery, with diagnostic confirmation based on histopathological findings on surgical specimens. The other two cases were probable, with serum specimens reactive to Angiostrongylus sp. antigen in the absence of surgery. All cases improved without sequelae. The description of this case series highlights the need to increase awareness of this life-threatening disease in the medical community and to facilitate access to specific diagnostic tools in Martinique. Environmental and epidemiological studies are needed to broaden our knowledge of the burden of this disease.
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- Céline Dard
- Laboratoire de Parasitologie-Mycologie, CHU Grenoble Alpes, 38700 Grenoble, France - Institute for Advanced Biosciences (IAB), INSERM U1209 - CNRS UMR5309, Université Grenoble Alpes, 38700 Grenoble, France
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- Service de Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales et Médecine Polyvalente, CHU de la Martinique, 97200 Fort-de-France, France - EA3593, Ecosystèmes Amazoniens et Pathologie Tropicale, Université de la Guyane, 97306 Cayenne, France
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- Laboratoire de Parasitologie-Mycologie-Sérologies Bactériennes et Parasitaires, CHU de la Martinique, 97200 Fort-de-France, France
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- Service de Pédiatrie, Maison de la Femme de la Mère et de l'Enfant, 97200 Fort-de-France, France
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- Laboratoire de Biologie Médicale, Centre Hospitalier de Basse-Terre, 97109 Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe, France
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- EA3593, Ecosystèmes Amazoniens et Pathologie Tropicale, Université de la Guyane, 97306 Cayenne, France - Unité des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, Centre Hospitalier Andrée Rosemon, 97306 Cayenne, France
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- Service de Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales et Médecine Polyvalente, CHU de la Martinique, 97200 Fort-de-France, France - CIC Antilles-Guyane, INSERM 1424, Centre Hospitalier Andrée Rosemon, 97306 Cayenne, France - Université des Antilles, EA4537, 97200 Fort-de-France, France
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- Laboratoire de Parasitologie-Mycologie-Sérologies Bactériennes et Parasitaires, CHU de la Martinique, 97200 Fort-de-France, France
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