Eosinophilic meningitis in New Caledonia: The role of Angiostrongylus cantonensis?

<h4>Introduction</h4>Eosinophilic meningitis is a rare form of meningitis with sequelae or death occurring in approximately 2-3% of cases. The most frequent etiological agent is the parasite Angiostrongylus cantonensis. The aim of this study was to characterize New Caledonian cases and t...

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Autores principales:	Bénédicte Melot, Gauthier Delvallez, Ann-Claire Gourinat, Nicolas Molko, Cyrille Goarant, Yves-Marie Ducrot, Emilie Huguon, Cécile Cazorla, Martine Chauvet, Antoine Biron, Julien Colot
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:f042287b90854d8eb6e866a1678709a42021-12-02T20:08:46ZEosinophilic meningitis in New Caledonia: The role of Angiostrongylus cantonensis?1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0254964https://doaj.org/article/f042287b90854d8eb6e866a1678709a42021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0254964https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203<h4>Introduction</h4>Eosinophilic meningitis is a rare form of meningitis with sequelae or death occurring in approximately 2-3% of cases. The most frequent etiological agent is the parasite Angiostrongylus cantonensis. The aim of this study was to characterize New Caledonian cases and to assess the extent to which of A. cantonensis was involved.<h4>Material and methods</h4>We performed a retrospective study of all cases of eosinophilic meningitis (EM) admitted to the Territorial Hospital of New Caledonia, from 2004 to 2019. We performed a descriptive and a multivariate analysis to identify association of variables with severe and fatal cases (or cases with sequelae).<h4>Conclusion</h4>Angiostrongyliasis was confirmed as being responsible for 17 of the 92 reported EM cases in New Caledonia from 2004 to 2019 with most being young adults and non-walking infants, and with two peaks of incidence one during the dry season and one during the rainy season. Considering the high incidence and regularity of cases, the potential reservoirs should be identified to target prevention campaigns.Bénédicte MelotGauthier DelvallezAnn-Claire GourinatNicolas MolkoCyrille GoarantYves-Marie DucrotEmilie HuguonCécile CazorlaMartine ChauvetAntoine BironJulien ColotPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 16, Iss 8, p e0254964 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Bénédicte Melot Gauthier Delvallez Ann-Claire Gourinat Nicolas Molko Cyrille Goarant Yves-Marie Ducrot Emilie Huguon Cécile Cazorla Martine Chauvet Antoine Biron Julien Colot Eosinophilic meningitis in New Caledonia: The role of Angiostrongylus cantonensis?
description	<h4>Introduction</h4>Eosinophilic meningitis is a rare form of meningitis with sequelae or death occurring in approximately 2-3% of cases. The most frequent etiological agent is the parasite Angiostrongylus cantonensis. The aim of this study was to characterize New Caledonian cases and to assess the extent to which of A. cantonensis was involved.<h4>Material and methods</h4>We performed a retrospective study of all cases of eosinophilic meningitis (EM) admitted to the Territorial Hospital of New Caledonia, from 2004 to 2019. We performed a descriptive and a multivariate analysis to identify association of variables with severe and fatal cases (or cases with sequelae).<h4>Conclusion</h4>Angiostrongyliasis was confirmed as being responsible for 17 of the 92 reported EM cases in New Caledonia from 2004 to 2019 with most being young adults and non-walking infants, and with two peaks of incidence one during the dry season and one during the rainy season. Considering the high incidence and regularity of cases, the potential reservoirs should be identified to target prevention campaigns.
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author	Bénédicte Melot Gauthier Delvallez Ann-Claire Gourinat Nicolas Molko Cyrille Goarant Yves-Marie Ducrot Emilie Huguon Cécile Cazorla Martine Chauvet Antoine Biron Julien Colot
author_facet	Bénédicte Melot Gauthier Delvallez Ann-Claire Gourinat Nicolas Molko Cyrille Goarant Yves-Marie Ducrot Emilie Huguon Cécile Cazorla Martine Chauvet Antoine Biron Julien Colot
author_sort	Bénédicte Melot
title	Eosinophilic meningitis in New Caledonia: The role of Angiostrongylus cantonensis?
title_short	Eosinophilic meningitis in New Caledonia: The role of Angiostrongylus cantonensis?
title_full	Eosinophilic meningitis in New Caledonia: The role of Angiostrongylus cantonensis?
title_fullStr	Eosinophilic meningitis in New Caledonia: The role of Angiostrongylus cantonensis?
title_full_unstemmed	Eosinophilic meningitis in New Caledonia: The role of Angiostrongylus cantonensis?
title_sort	eosinophilic meningitis in new caledonia: the role of angiostrongylus cantonensis?
publisher	Public Library of Science (PLoS)
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/f042287b90854d8eb6e866a1678709a4
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Eosinophilic meningitis in New Caledonia: The role of Angiostrongylus cantonensis?

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