Emerg Infect Dis. 2017 Oct;23(10):1756-1758. doi: 10.3201/eid2310.170978.
Angiostrongylus cantonensis, the rat lungworm, is the most common infectious cause of eosinophilic meningoencephalitis worldwide. This parasite is endemic to Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands, and its global distribution is increasing. We report A. cantonensis meningoencephalitis in a 12-month-old boy in Tennessee, USA, who had not traveled outside of southwestern Tennessee or northwestern Mississippi.
广州管圆线虫,即鼠肺线虫,是全世界最常见的引起嗜酸性粒细胞性脑膜脑炎的传染性病原体。该寄生虫流行于东南亚和太平洋岛屿地区,其全球分布范围正在扩大。我们报道了美国田纳西州的一名 12 月龄男童患有广州管圆线虫脑膜脑炎,该男童未曾离开过田纳西州西南部或密西西比州西北部。