Infection by Angiostrongylus cantonensis in both humans and the snail Achatina (Lissachatina) fulica in the city of Macapá, in the Amazon Region of Brazil
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
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115: e200115, 2020.
Artículo
en Inglés
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ABSTRACT
In January and February 2019, a malacological survey was conducted in the area surrounding the residence of a 12-year-old child that had contracted cerebral angiostrongyliasis in the municipality of Macapá, capital of the Amapá State, northern Brazil. The serological examination was positive for Angiostrongylus cantonensis infection, the principal etiological agent of this parasitosis. A sample of 54 molluscs was artificially and individually digested for parasitological analysis, containing 38 specimens of Achatina fulica, nine specimens of Bulimulus tenuissimus and seven specimens of Sarasinula linguaeformis. A. fulica was the most abundant mollusc, and the only species infected with A. cantonensis, as well as presenting co-infections with other nematodes. This is the first report of cerebral angiostrongyliasis in the Amazon Region, and the first record of A. fulica infected with A. cantonensis in Amapá. These findings highlight the potential risks of human angiostrongyliasis, and the need to implement public health measures to control the spread of the disease.
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Asunto principal:
Caracoles
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Infecciones por Strongylida
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Angiostrongylus cantonensis
Límite:
Animales
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Humanos
País/Región como asunto:
America del Sur
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Brasil
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
Año:
2020
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
Institución/País de afiliación:
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz-Fiocruz/BR
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Instituto de Patologia de Passo Fundo/BR
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Secretaria Municipal de Saúde de Macapá/BR
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Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo/BR
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