| invasive snails and an emerging infectious disease: results from the first national survey on angiostrongylus cantonensis in china. | eosinophilic meningitis (angiostrongyliasis) caused by angiostrongylus cantonensis is emerging in mainland china. however, the distribution of a. cantonensis and its intermediate host snails, and the role of two invasive snail species in the emergence of angiostrongyliasis, are not well understood. | 2009 | 19190771 |
| seroprevalence of angiostrongylus cantonensis infection in humans in china. | a seroepidemiological survey was carried out in china during 2009-2010 to determine the extent of circulating antigens (cag) for angiostrongylus cantonensis in the chinese population using the gold immunochromatographic assay, with the objective of elucidating the nationwide prevalence of angiostrongyliasis in china. a total of 1,730 blood samples was collected and assayed from the general adult population (the "general group"), and those involved in aquaculture or processing of snails achatina ... | 2010 | 21348622 |