<i>Angiostrongylus cantonensis</i> in a Red Ruffed Lemur at a Zoo, Louisiana, USA
Jessica Rizor, Ryan A. Yanez, Tuddow Thaiwong, Matti Kiupel
Abstract
A ngiostrongylus cantonensis is a parasitic metastron- gyloid nematode that has a neurotropic larval stage and is endemic throughout Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands. The rat (Rattus spp.) is the main definitive host and a variety of gastropods serve as intermediate hosts. In rats, infections cause no brain damage and only some pulmonary disease in severe infections. However, in aberrant hosts, including humans and nonhuman primates, larvae cause severe eosinophilic meningoencephalitis. Clinical signs are associated with migration of the larvae and the immune response to dead or dying nematodes (1).
Topics & Concepts
Angiostrongylus cantonensisLemurZoonosisParasite hostingBiologyMetacestodeZoologyVeterinary medicineMedicineHelminthsVirologyEcologyCestodaPrimateComputer scienceWorld Wide WebMollusks and Parasites StudiesPaleopathology and ancient diseasesParasite Biology and Host Interactions