A blind passenger: a rare case of documented seroconversion in an Angiostrongylus cantonensis induced eosinophilic meningitis in a traveler visiting friends and relatives

A blind passenger: a rare case of documented seroconversion in an Angiostrongylus cantonensis induced eosinophilic meningitis in a traveler visiting friends and relatives

Abstract Background Eosinophilic meningitis (EOM) is a rare condition that is caused by various communicable and non-communicable factors. The rat-lungworm Angiostrongylus cantonensis, which is associated with consumption of raw or undercooked paratenic or intermediate hosts, is the most common caus...

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Main Authors: Tobias Brummaier, Sonja Bertschy, Kornelius Arn, Thomas Treumann, Marie-Therese Ruf, Beatrice Nickel, Daniel H. Paris, Andreas Neumayr, Johannes Blum
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-04-01
Series:Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines
Subjects:
Angiostrongylus cantonensis
Eosinophilic meningitis
Seroconversion
Switzerland
Visiting friends and relatives
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40794-019-0084-x

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