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Cross J, 1997. Angiostrongyliasis. Connor DH, Chandler FW, Schwartz DA, Manz HJ, Lack EE, eds. Pathology of Infectious Diseases. Stanford, CT: Appleton & Lange, 1307–1314.
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Slom TJ, Cortese MM, Gerber SI, Jones RC, Holtz TH, Lopez AS, Zambrano CH, Sufit RL, Sakolvaree Y, Chaicumpa W, Herwaldt BL, Johnson S, 2002. An outbreak of eosinophilic meningitis caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis in travelers returning from the Caribbean. N Engl J Med 346 :668–675.
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Lindo JF, Waugh C, Hall J, Cunningham-Myrie C, Ashley D, Eberhard ML, Sullivan JJ, Bishop HS, Robinson DG, Holtz T, Robinson RD, 2002. Enzootic Angiostrongylus cantonensis in rats and snails after an outbreak of human eosinophilic meningitis, Jamaica. Emerg Infect Dis 8 :324–326.
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Shih SL, Hsu CH, Huang FY, Shen EY, Lin JC, 1992. Angiostrongylus cantonensis infection in infants and young children. Pediatr Infect Dis J 11 :1064–1066.
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Maurer DM, Greene JP, Vincent JM, Demers DM, Pedersen RC, Sitenga NH, Burton BS, 2001. Fever, refusal to walk and eosinophilia in a ten-month-old Samoan boy. Pediatr Infect Dis J 20 :230–233
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Cooke-Yarborough CM, Kornberg AJ, Hogg GG, Spratt DM, Forsyth JR, 1999. A fatal case of angiostrongyliasis in an 11-month-old infant. Med J Aust 170 :541–543.
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Tsai HC, Liu YC, Kunin CM, Lee SS, Chen YS, Lin HH, Tsai TH, Lin WR, Huang CK, Yen MY, Yen CM, 2001. Eosinophilic meningitis caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis: report of 17 cases. Am J Med 111 :109–114.
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Punyagupta S, Juttijudata P, Bunnag T, 1975. Eosinophilic meningitis in Thailand. Clinical studies of 484 typical cases probably caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis.Am J Trop Med Hyg 24 :921–931.
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Yii C, 1976. Clinical observations on eosinophilic meningitis and meningoencephalitis caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis on Taiwan. Am J Trop Med Hyg 25 :233–249.
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Witoonpanich R, Chuahirun S, Soranastaporn S, Rojanasunan P, 1991. Eosinophilic myelomeningoencephalitis caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis: a report of three cases. Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health 22 :262–267.
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Bowden DK, 1981. Eosinophilic meningitis in the New Hebrides: two outbreaks and two deaths. Am J Trop Med Hyg 30 :1141–1143.
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Yoshimura K, 1998. Angiostrongylus (Parastrongylus) and less common nematodes. Cox FEG, Kreier JK, Wakelin D, eds. Topley and Wilson’s Microbiology and Microbial Infections. Ninth edition. Volume 5. Parasitology. New York: Oxford University Press, 635–659.
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Barrow KO, Rose A, Lindo JF, 1996. Eosinophilic meningitis. Is Angiostrongylus cantonensis endemic in Jamaica? West Indian Med J 45 :70–71.
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FATAL AUTOCHTHONOUS EOSINOPHILIC MENINGITIS IN A JAMAICAN CHILD CAUSED BY ANGIOSTRONGYLUS CANTONENSIS
J. F. LINDO
J. F. LINDO
Department of Microbiology and Department of Pathology, The University of the West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica; Bustamante Hospital for Children, Kingston, Jamaica; National Public Health Laboratory, Ministry of Health, Kingston, Jamaica; Division of Parasitic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
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C. T. ESCOFFERY
C. T. ESCOFFERY
Department of Microbiology and Department of Pathology, The University of the West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica; Bustamante Hospital for Children, Kingston, Jamaica; National Public Health Laboratory, Ministry of Health, Kingston, Jamaica; Division of Parasitic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
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B. REID
B. REID
Department of Microbiology and Department of Pathology, The University of the West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica; Bustamante Hospital for Children, Kingston, Jamaica; National Public Health Laboratory, Ministry of Health, Kingston, Jamaica; Division of Parasitic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
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G. CODRINGTON
G. CODRINGTON
Department of Microbiology and Department of Pathology, The University of the West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica; Bustamante Hospital for Children, Kingston, Jamaica; National Public Health Laboratory, Ministry of Health, Kingston, Jamaica; Division of Parasitic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
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C. CUNNINGHAM-MYRIE
C. CUNNINGHAM-MYRIE
Department of Microbiology and Department of Pathology, The University of the West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica; Bustamante Hospital for Children, Kingston, Jamaica; National Public Health Laboratory, Ministry of Health, Kingston, Jamaica; Division of Parasitic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
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M. L. EBERHARD
M. L. EBERHARD
Department of Microbiology and Department of Pathology, The University of the West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica; Bustamante Hospital for Children, Kingston, Jamaica; National Public Health Laboratory, Ministry of Health, Kingston, Jamaica; Division of Parasitic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
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A fatal case of infection with Angiostrongylus cantonensis is reported in a 14-month-old Jamaican boy. Although infection with Angiostrongylus was not considered initially, sections of multiple worms were observed in the brain and lungs at autopsy and confirmed the infection. This is the first reported fatality due to this infection in the Western Hemisphere, and follows shortly after an outbreak of eosinophilic meningitis among a group of travelers to Jamaica. The source of infection in this case could not be determined.
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Cross J, 1997. Angiostrongyliasis. Connor DH, Chandler FW, Schwartz DA, Manz HJ, Lack EE, eds. Pathology of Infectious Diseases. Stanford, CT: Appleton & Lange, 1307–1314.
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2
Slom TJ, Cortese MM, Gerber SI, Jones RC, Holtz TH, Lopez AS, Zambrano CH, Sufit RL, Sakolvaree Y, Chaicumpa W, Herwaldt BL, Johnson S, 2002. An outbreak of eosinophilic meningitis caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis in travelers returning from the Caribbean. N Engl J Med 346 :668–675.
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Lindo JF, Waugh C, Hall J, Cunningham-Myrie C, Ashley D, Eberhard ML, Sullivan JJ, Bishop HS, Robinson DG, Holtz T, Robinson RD, 2002. Enzootic Angiostrongylus cantonensis in rats and snails after an outbreak of human eosinophilic meningitis, Jamaica. Emerg Infect Dis 8 :324–326.
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Shih SL, Hsu CH, Huang FY, Shen EY, Lin JC, 1992. Angiostrongylus cantonensis infection in infants and young children. Pediatr Infect Dis J 11 :1064–1066.
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5
Maurer DM, Greene JP, Vincent JM, Demers DM, Pedersen RC, Sitenga NH, Burton BS, 2001. Fever, refusal to walk and eosinophilia in a ten-month-old Samoan boy. Pediatr Infect Dis J 20 :230–233
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Cooke-Yarborough CM, Kornberg AJ, Hogg GG, Spratt DM, Forsyth JR, 1999. A fatal case of angiostrongyliasis in an 11-month-old infant. Med J Aust 170 :541–543.
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Tsai HC, Liu YC, Kunin CM, Lee SS, Chen YS, Lin HH, Tsai TH, Lin WR, Huang CK, Yen MY, Yen CM, 2001. Eosinophilic meningitis caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis: report of 17 cases. Am J Med 111 :109–114.
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8
Punyagupta S, Juttijudata P, Bunnag T, 1975. Eosinophilic meningitis in Thailand. Clinical studies of 484 typical cases probably caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis.Am J Trop Med Hyg 24 :921–931.
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9
Yii C, 1976. Clinical observations on eosinophilic meningitis and meningoencephalitis caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis on Taiwan. Am J Trop Med Hyg 25 :233–249.
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10
Witoonpanich R, Chuahirun S, Soranastaporn S, Rojanasunan P, 1991. Eosinophilic myelomeningoencephalitis caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis: a report of three cases. Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health 22 :262–267.
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11
Bowden DK, 1981. Eosinophilic meningitis in the New Hebrides: two outbreaks and two deaths. Am J Trop Med Hyg 30 :1141–1143.
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12
Yoshimura K, 1998. Angiostrongylus (Parastrongylus) and less common nematodes. Cox FEG, Kreier JK, Wakelin D, eds. Topley and Wilson’s Microbiology and Microbial Infections. Ninth edition. Volume 5. Parasitology. New York: Oxford University Press, 635–659.
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Barrow KO, Rose A, Lindo JF, 1996. Eosinophilic meningitis. Is Angiostrongylus cantonensis endemic in Jamaica? West Indian Med J 45 :70–71.
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