Article
Phylogeography of Angiostrongylus cantonensis (Nematoda: Angiostrongylidae) in southern China and some surrounding areas.
PLoS neglected tropical diseases - 1 Aug 2017
Peng Jian, He Zhang-Ping, Zhang Shuai, Lun Zhao-Rong, Wu Zhong-Dao, Fan Chia-Kwung, Brown Christopher L, Cheng Po-Ching, Peng Shih-Yi, Yang Ting-Bao
Abstract excerpt
Angiostrongylus cantonensis is of increasing public health importance as the main zoonotic pathogen causing eosinophilic meningitis or meningoencephalitis, which has been documented all over the world. However, there are very limited studies about its phylogeography and spread pattern. In the pre...
Topics
- Angiostrongylus cantonensis
- Animals
- China
- Cytochromes b
- Demography
- Genetic Variation
- Haplotypes
- Molecular Epidemiology
- Phylogeny
- Phylogeography
- Taiwan
- Thailand