Angiostrongylus cantonensis Infection on Mayotte Island, Indian Ocean, 2007-2012.

• Main Authors: Loïc Epelboin (Author), Renaud Blondé (Author), Abdourahim Chamouine (Author), Alexandra Chrisment (Author), Laure Diancourt (Author), Nicolas Villemant (Author), Agnès Atale (Author), Claire Cadix (Author), Valérie Caro (Author), Denis Malvy (Author), Louis Collet (Author)
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• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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INTRODUCTION:Human angiostrongyliasis (HA) is a neurological helminthic disease caused by the lung worm Angiostrongylus cantonensis. It is suspected in the combination of travel or a residence in an endemic area and eosinophilic meningitis. In Mayotte, an island in the Indian Ocean, cases are rare b...