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Angiostrongylus costaricensis is a species of parasitic nematode and is the causative agent of abdominal angiostrongyliasis in humans. [1] It occurs in Latin America and the Caribbean. [ 2 ] [ 3 ]
Angiostrongylus Kamensky, 1905 [1] Species [2] Angiostrongylus cantonensis (Chen, 1935) Angiostrongylus chabaudi; Angiostrongylus costaricensis Morera & Cespedes, 1971; Angiostrongylus daskalovi; Angiostrongylus dujardini; Angiostrongylus mackerrasae; Angiostrongylus malaysiensis; Angiostrongylus vasorum Baillet, 1866
Angiostrongylus cantonensis is a nematode (roundworm) parasite that causes angiostrongyliasis, an infection that is the most common cause of eosinophilic meningitis in Southeast Asia and the Pacific Basin. [3] The nematode commonly resides in the pulmonary arteries of rats, giving it the common name rat lungworm. [4]
Angiostrongyliasis is an infection by a roundworm of the Angiostrongylus type. Symptoms may vary from none to mild, to meningitis. [1]Infection with Angiostrongylus cantonensis (rat lungworm) can occur after ingestion of raw or undercooked snails or slugs, and less likely unwashed fruits and vegetables.
They act as intermediate hosts of the rat lung worm Angiostrongylus costaricensis, and act as a vector for other human diseases. [ citation needed ] They also cause significant damage to crops. [ 2 ]
Species of widely known medical importance pertaining to the genus Angiostrongylus are also parasites of slugs. Both Angiostrongylus costaricensis and Angiostrongylus cantonensis, a meningitis-causing nematode, have larval stages that can only live in molluscs, including slugs, such as Limax maximus. [33]
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This article could include information about abdominal angiostrongyliasis, which is caused by Angiostrongylus costaricensis. [ B 1 ] ^ Rodriguez R, Mora J, Solano-Barquero A, Graeff-Teixeira C, Rojas A (2023).