A tale of a snail: Fatal meningoencephalitis caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis in a spider monkey (Ateles chamek) and detection among snails, São Paulo, Brazil
Angiostrongylus cantonensis causes eosinophilic meningitis in humans and animals. We report a fatal case of A. cantonensis in a spider monkey, with descriptive microscopic findings, molecular diagnosis and a subsequent environmental investigation at a zoo in Sorocaba municipality, Brazil. This case highlights the importance of One Health surveillance for parasitic zoonosis.
Authors
- Leyva Cecília Vieira de Melo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2014-8614)
- Eduardo Ferreira‐Machado (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4610-7490)
- Thais Eleonora Madeira Buti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4989-9988)
- Jamile Macedo Garcia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-7737-6619)
- Shamira de Fátima Sallum Leandro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5657-3348)
- Amanda de Oliveira Baccin
- Natália Coelho Couto de Azevedo Fernandes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4754-4200)
- Flora Nogueira Matos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8855-9092)
- Sarah Raquel Jesus Santos Simões (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-2289-8315)
- André Luíz Mota da Costa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3913-0123)
- Patrícia Sayuri Silvestre Matsumoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7205-7557)
- Pedro Enrique Navas‐Suárez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1385-901X)
- Cássia Regina Ramos Gonzaga
- Juliana Mariotti Guerra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0326-7187)
- Ana Carolina Souza Ramos de Carvalho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3126-7923)
- Daniela Etlinger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9432-2921)
- Ricardo Gava (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3499-5694)
- Liliane Ré de Luca
- Marina Alvarado de Medeiros (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9928-2367)
- Rodrigo Hidalgo Friciello Teixeira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8219-0845)
- Dan Jessé Gonçalves da Mota
- Mariana Castilho Martins
- João Ricardo Pereira Ennser
Institutions
- Instituto Adolfo Lutz (BR)
- Prefeitura do Município de São Paulo (BR)
- Universidade de Sorocaba (BR)
- Coordenadoria Geral da Universidade (BR)
- Saint Mary's University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Veterinary Parasitology Regional Studies and Reports
- Published
- 2025-04-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vprsr.2025.101262
- Primary Topic
- Mollusks and Parasites Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00