An·gi·o·stron·gy·lus cos·tar·i·cen·'sis

a nematode parasite of rats and other rodents in Central America, found to infect humans, in whom they locate in the mesenteric arteries; infective third-stage larvae have been found in the slug Vaginulus plebeius.

Synonym(s): Morerastrongylus costaricensis

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Angiostrongylus costaricensis

A filiform intestinal nematode endemic to Central and South America, which is found primarily in snails and veronicellid slugs (the obligate intermediate hosts) and in its definitive hosts, rodents (Sigmodon hispidus, Rattus rattus, et al.); humans are accidental hosts when larvae are ingested, resulting in abdominal angiostrongylosis.

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Comportamento do Angiostrongylus costaricensis em planorbideos.

First record of Bulimulus tenuissimus (Mollusca) as potential experimental intermediate host of Angiostrongylus cantonensis (Nematoda)/Primeiro registro de Bulimulus tenuissimus (Mollusca) como hospedeiro intermediario de Angiostrongylus cantonensis (Nematoda)

Angiostrongylus costaricensis, a neotropical parasite with a controversial diagnosis and treatment.

Angiostrongylus costaricensis, un parasito neotropical cuyo diagnostico y tratamiento siguen siendo controversiales

Mollusks presence in crops may also raise public health issues since several species can be naturally infected with helminths causing human diseases, such as Angiostrongylus costaricensis (Moreira & Cespedes, 1971), which causes abdominal angiostrongyliasis, and Angiostrongylus cantonensis (Chen, 1935), which is the etiological agent of eosinophilic meningitis (OHLWEILER et al., 2010).

Terrestrial gastropods as Fragaria x ananassa pests in southern Brazil: morphological identification/Gastropodes terrestres como pragas do cultivo de Fragaria x ananassa no sul do Brasil: identificacao morfologica

Colley and Fischer (2009) claimed that the African snail is host of nematodes of the species Angiostrongylus costaricensis Morera & Cespedes, 1971, which causes diseases to human (zoonoses) such as angiostrongyliasis or abdominal angiostrongylosis.

Giant african snail, Achatina fulica (Ferussac, 1821): an environmental and public health problem in the northwestern of Parana State, Brazil/Caramujo africano, Achatina fulica (Ferussac, 1821): um problema ambiental e de saude publica no Noroeste do Parana, Brasil

5.2 Angiostrongylus costaricensis (Morera e Cespedes, 1971)

CARAMUJO AFRICANO: APENAS UMA ESPECIE INTRODUZIDA OU UM PROBLEMA DE SAUDE PUBLICA?

hispidus es uno de los principales hospederos de Angiostrongylus costaricensis, Rodentolepis nana e Hymenolepis diminuta, siendo posible que otras especies de Sigmodon esten involucradas en la trasmision de estos parasitos (Mota y Lenzi 2005; Rodriguez et al.

HALLAZGO DE CESTODOS DE LA FAMILIA HYMENOLEPIDIDAE EN EL RATON ALGODONERO DEL SUR (Sigmodon hirsutus) EN HUILA, COLOMBIA

Essas lesmas sao hospedeiros intermediarios potenciais de um nematodeo, Angiostrongylus costaricensis (6), agente da angiostrongiliase abdominal (7,8).

Impactos socioeconomicos de uma doenca emergente

Angiostrongylus costaricensis Morera and Cespedes, 1971

Checklist of the helminth parasites of vertebrates in Costa Rica

The intermediate hosts of Angiostrongylus costaricensis are usually slugs of the family Veronicellidae, particularly of genus Sarasinula (Thiengo, 1996) and Phyllocaulis (Graeff-Teixeira et al., 1989).

Susceptibility of Biomphalaria glabrata submitted to concomitant infection with Angiostrongylus costaricensis and Schistosoma mansoni/ Suscetibilidade de Biomphalaria glabrata submetida a infeccao concomitante com Angiostrongylus costaricensis e Schistosoma mansoni

En estas dos decadas, dentro del area tematica predominante, destaca la publicacion de la descripcion de un nuevo nematodo parasito del ser humano, Angiostrongylus costaricensis (Moreray Cespedes 1971).

Las publicaciones de investigacion biomedica en la Revista de Biologia Tropical

Human infection by the nematode Angiostrongylus costaricensis (Morera and Cespedes, 1971), is known as abdominal angiostrongiliasis.

Attraction of Schistosoma mansoni Sambon, 1907 miracidia to Biomphalaria glabrata (Say, 1818) in the presence of Angiostrongylus costaricensis Morera and Cespedes, 1971 infection/Atracao de miracidios de Schistosoma mansoni Sambon, 1907 por Biomphalaria glabrata (Say, 1818) infectada por Angiostrongylus costaricensis Morera and Cespedes, 1971