Eosinophilic meningitis in the New Hebrides: two outbreaks and two deaths
Bowden, D.K.
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 30(5): 1141-1143
1981
ISSN/ISBN: 0002-9637 PMID: 6974509 Document Number: 179202
Nineteen patients were found with eosinophilic meningitis in the New Hebrides during a 3-year period. Two patients died. Autopsy revealed Angiostrongylus cantonensis larvae and a widespread meningoencephalitis in the central nervous system in both cases. [AS].
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