Fernandes Natália C C de A, Ferreira-Machado Eduardo, Garcia Jamile Macedo, Navas-Suarez Pedro Enrique, Simões Sarah Raquel Jesus Santos, de Carvalho Ana Carolina Souza Ramos, Matsumoto Patricia Sayuri Silvestre, da Costa André Luiz Mota, Martins Mariana Castilho, Teixeira Rodrigo Hidalgo Friciello, Gonzaga Cássia Regina Ramos, de Medeiros Marina Alvarado, de Fátima Sallum Leandro Shamira, Matos Flora Nogueira, de Melo Leyva Cecilia Vieira, de Oliveira Baccin Amanda, da Mota Dan Jessé Gonçalves, Gava Ricardo, de Luca Liliane Ré, Buti Thais Eleonora Madeira, Ennser João Ricardo Pereira, Etlinger-Colonelli Daniela, Guerra Juliana Mariotti
Centro de Patologia, Instituto Adolfo Lutz, CCD, SES, SP, Brazil.
Centro de Patologia, Instituto Adolfo Lutz, CCD, SES, SP, Brazil; Programa de Pós-graduação em Patologia Experimental e Comparada, Departamento de Patologia Veterinária, FMVZ-USP, SP, Brazil.
Vet Parasitol Reg Stud Reports. 2025 May;60:101262. doi: 10.1016/j.vprsr.2025.101262. Epub 2025 Apr 9.
Angiostrongylus cantonensis causes eosinophilic meningitis in humans and animals. We report a fatal case of A. cantonensis in a spider monkey, with descriptive microscopic findings, molecular diagnosis and a subsequent environmental investigation at a zoo in Sorocaba municipality, Brazil. This case highlights the importance of One Health surveillance for parasitic zoonosis.
