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Life Sciences
Findings from S. Lv et al in life sciences reported
June 16th, 2009
According to recent research from Shanghai, People's Republic of 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." "A national survey pertaining to A. cantonensis was carried out using a grid sampling approach (spatial resolution: 40640 km). One village per grid cell was randomly selected from a 5% random sample of grid cells located in areas where the presence of the intermediate host snail Pomacea canaliculata had...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-06-16)
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