ReviewParasites & vectors2021
Abdominal angiostrongyliasis in the Americas: fifty years since the discovery of a new metastrongylid species, Angiostrongylus costaricensis.
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- Immunodominant IgM Epitopes of theInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- Intestinal perforation secondary to abdominal angiostrongyliasis in an older infant with suspected extraintestinal involvement.Oxford medical case reports · 2026Article
- Real-time qPCR coupled with high-resolution melting curve analysis for the detection of the internal transcribed spacer 1 of Angiostrongylus costaricensis.Parasitology research · 2024Article
- First identification of Angiostrongylus spp. in Lissachatina fulica and Cornu aspersum in Antioquia, ColombiaBiomedica : revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud · 2024Article
- Insights into the genetic diversity ofFood and waterborne parasitology · 2024Review
- Molecular insights versus morphological traits: rethinking identification of the closely related Angiostrongylus cantonensis and Angiostrongylus malaysiensis.Parasites & vectors · 2024Article
- First records of the cosmopolitan terrestrial slug,Biodiversity data journal · 2024Article
- Case report: First documented case of cerebral angiostrongyliasis caused byFrontiers in veterinary science · 2024Article
- A practical guide for the diagnosis of abdominal angiostrongyliasis caused by the nematode Angiostrongylus costaricensis.Parasites & vectors · 2023Review
- Identification of Novel Genes and Proteoforms inPathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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- Parasitism of terrestrial gastropods by medically-important nematodes in Brazil.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2022Article
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Abstract
Angiostrongylus costaricensis is a zoonotic parasitic nematode described for the first time in 1971 by Pedro Morera and Rodolfo Céspedes in Costa Rica. This parasite causes an infection known as abdominal angiostrongyliasis, affecting mainly school-aged children and young adults. Infection with A. costaricensis has been associated with a myriad of rodent and mollusk species in the Americas and the Caribbean, as its natural hosts and reservoirs. In this commemorative review, we highlight the extensive research collected through a 50-year journey, which includes ecological, pathological, and molecular studies on A. costaricensis and its implicated disease. We also identify major knowledge gaps in its evolutionary history, the ecological role of imported and invasive mollusk species, and immune response. We propose that the advent of -omics analyses will allow us to gather novel information regarding A. costaricensis biology and infection dynamics, as well as to promote the design of much-needed sensitive and specific diagnostic tools.
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