| angiostrongylus costaricensis: first record of its occurrence in the state of espirito santo, brazil, and a review of its geographic distribution. | abdominal angiostrongyliasis is a parasitic disease caused by angiostrongylus costaricensis, a metastrongylid nematode with wide geographic distribution, occurring from the united states to argentina. in brazil, the disease has been reported from the states of rio grande do sul, santa catarina, paraná, são paulo, federal district of brasília and minas gerais. we report here a case of abdominal angiostrongyliasis in a 9-year-old girl, from itatiba, state of espirito santo, brazil, submitted to ex ... | 1995 | 8599070 |