Angiostrongylus cantonensis Meningoencephalitis in Three Pediatric Patients in Florida, USA

Melinda D. Chance; Anniesha D. Noel; Amelia B. Thompson; Natalie Marrero; Fernando Bula-Rudas; Christopher M. Horvat; Jerril Green; Jennifer E. Armstrong; Fatma Levent; Robert A. Dudas; Serena Shaffren; Aaron Samide; Katie Martinez; Kimberly Stockdale; Rebecca J. Chancey

doi:10.1093/jpids/piae113

Angiostrongylus cantonensis Meningoencephalitis in Three Pediatric Patients in Florida, USA

Melinda D. Chance
, Anniesha D. Noel
, Amelia B. Thompson
, Natalie Marrero
, Fernando Bula-Rudas
, Christopher M. Horvat
, Jerril Green
, Jennifer E. Armstrong
, Fatma Levent
, Robert A. Dudas
, Serena Shaffren
, Aaron Samide
, Katie Martinez
, Kimberly Stockdale
, Rebecca J. Chancey

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Abstract

Eosinophilic meningoencephalitis caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis has been reported in several southern U.S. states and Hawai‘i. We present the first locally acquired human cases of A. cantonensis meningoencephalitis in three children in Florida, occurring between June 2021 and January 2022. Clinicians should be attuned to this possible diagnosis in this region.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	639-642
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society
Volume	13
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/jpids/piae113
State	Published - Dec 1 2024
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Angiostrongylus cantonensis
angiostrongyliasis
eosinophilia
eosinophilic meningitis
rat lung worm

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
Infectious Diseases

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Chance, M. D., Noel, A. D., Thompson, A. B., Marrero, N., Bula-Rudas, F., Horvat, C. M., Green, J., Armstrong, J. E., Levent, F., Dudas, R. A., Shaffren, S., Samide, A., Martinez, K., Stockdale, K., & Chancey, R. J. (2024). Angiostrongylus cantonensis Meningoencephalitis in Three Pediatric Patients in Florida, USA. Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, 13(12), 639-642. https://doi.org/10.1093/jpids/piae113

Chance, MD, Noel, AD, Thompson, AB, Marrero, N, Bula-Rudas, F, Horvat, CM, Green, J, Armstrong, JE, Levent, F, Dudas, RA, Shaffren, S, Samide, A, Martinez, K, Stockdale, K & Chancey, RJ 2024, 'Angiostrongylus cantonensis Meningoencephalitis in Three Pediatric Patients in Florida, USA', Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, vol. 13, no. 12, pp. 639-642. https://doi.org/10.1093/jpids/piae113

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