Emerging Infectious Diseases (Jun 2017)

Angiostrongylus cantonensis Meningitis and Myelitis, Texas, USA

  • Roukaya Al Hammoud,
  • Stacy L. Nayes,
  • James R. Murphy,
  • Gloria P. Heresi,
  • Ian J. Butler,
  • Norma Pérez

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2306.161683
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 23, no. 6
pp. 1037 – 1038

Abstract

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Infection with Angiostrongylus cantonensis roundworms is endemic in Southeast Asia and the Pacific Basin. A. cantonensis meningitis and myelitis occurred in summer 2013 in a child with no history of travel outside of Texas, USA. Angiostrongyliasis is an emerging neurotropic helminthic disease in Texas and warrants increased awareness among healthcare providers.

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