[Presence of Angiostrongylus cantonensis at la Réunion].
The eosinophilic meningitis due to Angiostrongylus cantonensis is well known on Madagascar and on Mauritius Island, but was never described on Reunion Island. Two cases have been lately oberved in Doctor Jay's department at Gabriel Martin's hospital. Local achatines were dissected and contained larvae which, when absorbed by rats, were found in there brains ten days later. These larvae belong certainly to Angiostrongylus genus, but the species has not yet been found with certitude. Lately infested rats are passing through the normal laps of time for adult maturation until they will be sacrified for further examinations.
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000166:cytology; D002648:Child; D004199:Disease Vectors; D004804:Eosinophils; D006801:Humans; D007195:Indian Ocean Islands; D008297:Male; D008581:Meningitis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D051381:Rats; D012908:Snails; D013320:Strongyloidea / Q000302:isolation & purification*
Présence d'Angiostrongylus cantonensis à la Réunion