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paratenic host

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paratenic host  (pr-tnk)
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To the Editor: Angiostrongylus cantonensis is a zoonotic parasite that causes eosinophilic meningitis in humans after they ingest infective larvae in freshwater and terrestrial snails and slugs, paratenic hosts (such as freshwater fish, shrimps, frogs, and crabs), or contaminated vegetables.
Enzootic angiostrongyliasis in Shenzhen, China by Zhang, Ren-Li; Chen, Mu-Xin; Gao, Shi-Tong; Geng, Yi-Jie; Huang, Da-Na; Liu, Jian-Ping; Wu, Yuan-Lia / Emerging Infectious Diseases
plebeius in this case, as intermediate or paratenic hosts.
Parasites of the stout razor clam Tagelus plebeius (Psammobiidae) ... by Cremonte, Florencia / Journal of Shellfish Research
Humans acquire the infection by oral ingestion of the Toxocara eggs through contact with larvae contaminating the teats of bitches or by the consumption of a raw or inadequately cooked paratenic host.
Seroprevalence of Toxocara antibodies in patients with adult asthma by Kaplan, Mustafa / Southern Medical Journal
 
 
 
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