Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Case Reports
. 2004 Dec;10(12):2207-10.
doi: 10.3201/eid1012.040319.

Parastrongylus cantonensis in a nonhuman primate, Florida

Michael S Duffy  1 , Christine L Miller, J Michael Kinsella, Alexander de Lahunta
Affiliations
Case Reports

Parastrongylus cantonensis in a nonhuman primate, Florida

Michael S Duffy et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2004 Dec.

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.

PubMed Disclaimer

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Hematoxylin and eosin–stained sections of Parastrongylus cantonensis in the parenchyma of the cervical spinal cord of a gibbon (Hylobates lar) from Florida (A). Enlarged image of inset from panel A (B).
Figure 2
Figure 2
Morphologic features of a male nematode recovered from the central nervous system of a gibbon (Hylobates lar). The characteristics used for specific identification of Parastrongylus cantonensis were the presence of a bursa (b), a gubernaculum (g), and the size of spicules (s).
See this image and copyright information in PMC

References

    1. Sprent JF. On the invasion of the central nervous system by nematodes. I. The incidence and pathological significance of nematodes in the central nervous system. Parasitology. 1955;45:31–40. 10.1017/S0031182000027402 - DOI - PubMed
    1. Anderson RC. The pathogenesis and transmission of neurotropic and accidental nematode parasites of the central nervous system of mammals and birds. Helminthol Abstr. 1968;37:191–210.
    1. Ubelaker JE. Systematics of species referred to the genus Angiostrongylus. J Parasitol. 1986;72:237–44. 10.2307/3281599 - DOI - PubMed
    1. Bhaibulaya M, Techasoponmani V. Mixed infections of Angiostrongylus spp. in rats in Bangkok. Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 1972;3:451. - PubMed
    1. Prociv P, Spratt DM, Carlisle MS. Neuro-angiostrongyliasis: unresolved issues. Int J Parasitol. 2000;30:1295–303. 10.1016/S0020-7519(00)00133-8 - DOI - PubMed

Publication types

LinkOut - more resources