Tag Vernon Ansdell

Abstract Neuroangiostrongyliasis (NAS), or rat lungworm disease (RLWD), is an important emerging infection spreading around the world. It is caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis, a nematode parasite, and is the commonest parasitic cause of eosinophilic meningitis. Infection can also cause cranial…

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Abstract Leptospirosis is the most common zoonosis worldwide and has recently emerged as an important travel-related infection, particularly in adventure travelers to the tropics and subtropics. Characteristic symptoms may include fever, headache, myalgias, jaundice, and conjunctival suffusion, but this disease…