Abstract
Angiostrongylus cantonensis, is a nematode in the Secernentea class, Strongylidae order, Metastrongylidae superfamily and Angiostrongylidae family1, and is the most common cause of human eosinophilic meningitis worldwide. This parasite has rats and other mammals as definitive hosts and snails, freshwater shrimp, fish, frogs and monitor lizards as intermediate hosts1. Mammals are infected by ingestion of intermediate hosts and raw/undercooked snails or vegetables, containing third-stage larvae2 […] Alicata disease: neuroinfestation by Angiostrongylus cantonensis in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
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