A BLIND PASSENGER: A RARE CASE OF DOCUMENTED SEROCONVERSION IN AN ANGIOSTRONGYLUS CANTONENSIS INDUCED EOSINOPHILIC MENINGITIS IN A TRAVELER VISITING FRIENDS AND RELATIVES

A blind passenger: a rare case of documented seroconversion in an Angiostrongylus cantonensis induced eosinophilic meningitis in a traveler visiting friends and relatives

Abstract Background Eosinophilic meningitis (EOM) is a rare condition that is caused by various communicable and non-communicable factors.The rat-lungworm Angiostrongylus cantonensis, which is associated with consumption of raw or undercooked paratenic or intermediate hosts, is the most common cause of parasitic eosinophilic meningitis worldwide.Wh

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A review of H5Nx avian influenza viruses

Highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses (HPAIVs), originating from the A/goose/Guangdong/1/1996 H5 subtype, naturally circulate in wild-bird populations, particularly waterfowl, and often spill over to infect domestic poultry.Occasionally, humans are infected quad port fittings with HPAVI H5N1 resulting in high mortality, but no sustained human-t

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