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Parastrongylus cantonensis in a nonhuman primate, Florida

Emerging Infectious Diseases (2004) 10(12) 2207-2210
DOI: 10.3201/eid1012.040319
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Abstract

Parastrongylus (= Angiostrongylus) cantonensis is a parasitic nematode of Norway rats throughout tropical regions. This parasite is neurotropic and causes disease and death in humans and other mammals. We report the first identification of P. cantonensis as the cause of a debilitating neurologic disease in a captive primate in Florida.

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Duffy, M. S., Miller, C. L., Kinsella, J. M., & De Lahunta, A. (2004). Parastrongylus cantonensis in a nonhuman primate, Florida. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 10(12), 2207–2210. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1012.040319

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