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Angiostrongylus cantonensis Infection on Mayotte Island, Indian Ocean, 2007-2012

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Human angiostrongyliasis (HA) is a neurological helminthic disease caused by the lung worm Angiostrongylus cantonensis. It is suspected in the combination of travel or a residence in an endemic area and eosinophilic meningitis. In Mayotte, an island in the Indian Ocean, cases are rare but regular. The main objective of our study was to describe the epidemiological and diagnosis clues of HA in Mayotte. The secondary objectives were to evaluate the contribution of Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT- PCR) for the diagnosis of HA, delineate the characteristics of the local transmission and ascertain the presence of A. cantonensis in Achatina fulica, the potential vector of the disease.
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hal-01844894 , version 1 (19-07-2018)

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Loïc Epelboin, Renaud Blondé, Abdourahim Chamouine, Alexandra Chrisment, Laure Diancourt, et al.. Angiostrongylus cantonensis Infection on Mayotte Island, Indian Ocean, 2007-2012. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2016, 10 (5), pp.e0004635. ⟨10.1371/journal.pntd.0004635⟩. ⟨hal-01844894⟩
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