Revisiting a Neglected Zoonosis: Molecular Identification of Angiostrongylus cantonensis in Southern Indian Rodents.
INTRODUCTION Angiostrongylus cantonensis is a zoonotic metastrongyloid nematode that causes eosinophilic meningitis and ocular angiostrongyliasis in humans and other accidental hosts. In India, reported human cases are sporadic, with several associated with monitor lizard consumption, while systematic studies remain li...