Biology
Causal Agents:
The nematode (roundworm) Angiostrongylus cantonensis, the rat lungworm, is the most common cause of human eosinophilic meningitis. In addition, Angiostrongylus (Parastrongylus) costaricensis is the causal agent of abdominal, or intestinal, angiostrongyliasis.
Life cycle image and information courtesy of DPDx.
Page last reviewed: June 20, 2019
Content source: Global Health, Division of Parasitic Diseases