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Angiostrongylus cantonensis  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A species of parasitic nematodes distributed throughout the Pacific islands that infests the lungs of domestic rats. Human infection, caused by consumption of raw slugs and land snails, results in eosinophilic meningitis.

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Synonym(s)

  • txid6313

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-FJQ9ZM6K-G

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