Angiostrongyliasis and Travel

The following chronology of travel-associated angiostrongyliasis is abstracted from Gideon www.GideonOnline.com and the Gideon e-book series [1] Four cases of angiostrongyliasis has been reported in Victoria, Australia as of 1999 – including three (one fatal) imported from Fiji. 1982 (publication year) – An outbreak (16 cases) was reported among Korean fisherman in American Samoa – traced to ingestion of giant African snails (Achatina fulica). 1984 (publication year) – Three cases of angiostrongyliasis acquired in Western Samoa were treated at a hospital in New Zealand. 1988 – A French traveler acquired angiostrongyliasis in Tahiti. 1995 – A Swiss traveler acquired angiostrongyliasis in Tahiti. 1996 – A French traveler acquired angiostrongyliasis in Tahiti. 1998 – An outbreak (6 cases) was reported among Thai laborers in Taiwan. 1999 – An outbreak was reported among Thai laborers in Taiwan. 1999 – A patient with angiostrongyliasis was transferred from Fiji to Australia, for treatment. 2000 – An outbreak (12 cases) among American tourists was caused by eating contaminated Caesar salad in Jamaica. An additional American tourist acquired the infection in Jamaica during 2001. 2001 (publication year) – Angiostrongyliasis was confirmed in an American tourist who had returned from Tonga. 2002 – A French traveler acquired angiostrongyliasis in Tahiti. 2004 (publication year) – Angiostrongyliasis was ...
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