2014/07/01 by Alessandra Loureiro Morassutti, Silvana Carvalho Thiengo, Monica Fernandez +3
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Environmental Science · Veterinary · #Helminth infection and control #Mollusks and Parasites Studies #Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
paper · pdf · doi:10.1590/0074-0276140023
openalex publication_date 2014/07/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/25
Eosinophilic meningitis (EoM) is an acute disease that affects the central nervous system. It is primarily caused by infection with the nematode Angiostrongylus cantonensis. This infection was previously restricted to certain Asian countries and the Pacific Islands, but it was first reported in Brazil in 2007. Since then, intermediate and definitive hosts infected with A. cantonensis have been identified within the urban areas of many states in Brazil, including those in the northern, northeastern, southeastern and southern regions. The goals of this review are to draw the attention of the medical community and health centres to the emergence of EoM in Brazil, to compile information about several aspects of the human infection and mode of transmission and to provide a short protocol of procedures for the diagnosis of this disease.