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<journal-id>1729-519X</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Habanera de Ciencias Médicas]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev haban cienc méd]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1729-519X</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de la Habana]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1729-519X2019000200298</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Infección por Angiostrongylus cantonensis (Nematoda: Metastrongylidae) en Rattus rattus (Rodentia: Muridae) en una localidad de La Habana, Cuba]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Infection by Angiostrongylus cantonensis (Nematoda: Metastrongylidae) in Rattus rattus (Rodentia: Muridae) in a locality of Havana, Cuba]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[Companioni]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ariamys]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Peraza]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Jennys]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Menéndez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Zulema]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[González]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Aileen]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[López]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ledy X.]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rodríguez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ana Elisa]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Cantillo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Jorge D.]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Núñez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Fidel A.]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto de Medicina Tropical "Pedro Kourí"  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[La Habana ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Escuela Latinoamericana de Medicina  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[La Habana ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>18</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>298</fpage>
<lpage>307</lpage>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1729-519X2019000200298&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1729-519X2019000200298&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1729-519X2019000200298&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción: La meningoencefalitis eosinofílica producida por Angiostrongylus cantonensis (Chen, 1935), es una zoonosis emergente presente en Cuba. En el país existen escasos estudios de prevalencia de infección en los hospederos definitivos, que puedan determinar sitios de riesgo para el establecimiento de medidas efectivas en la prevención de la enfermedad.  Objetivo:  Determinar la prevalencia de infección por A. cantonensis en una población natural de R. rattus, su relación con la estructura poblacional y la época del año en una finca que pertenece al Programa de la Agricultura Urbana y Suburbana de Cuba.  Material y Métodos: Se realizó un estudio descriptivo en el municipio La Lisa, La Habana. Se hicieron capturas de roedores mensuales durante los períodos lluvioso y poco lluvioso. Se examinaron las arterias pulmonares de los roedores capturados en búsqueda de parásitos adultos. El índice parasitológico de prevalencia fue calculado y comparadas las frecuencias entre los períodos del año y la edad ecológica.  Resultados: Se capturaron 63 roedores identificados como Rattus rattus, de ellos 46,03% estuvo infectado con A. cantonensis, con un incremento de la infección en los individuos adultos (59,46%) y en el período lluvioso (55,88%).  Conclusiones:  Se demuestra por primera vez en Cuba la infección de A. cantonensis en R. rattus. La presencia de individuos adultos, la alta abundancia de roedores y la temporada lluviosa son los factores que incidieron en una mayor infección de A. cantonensis, y que aumentan la probabilidad de transmisión a los hospederos intermediarios y, por ende, el riesgo de transmisión al humano.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction:  Eosinophilic meningitis caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis (Chen, 1935) is an emergent zoonosis present in Cuba. In the country, few studies about the prevalence of infection in definitive hosts, which can determine risk sites for the establishment of effective measures to prevent the disease, have not been carried out so far.  Objective:  To determine the prevalence of infection with Angiostrongylus cantonensis in a natural population of Rattus rattus, its relationship with the population structure, and the season of the year in an urban farm field belonging to the Programme of Urban and Suburban Agriculture of Cuba.  Material and Methods:  A descriptive study was conducted in La Lisa Municipality, Havana, Cuba. The rats were collected monthly during the rainy and dry seasons. The pulmonary arteries of the captured rodents were examined for adult worms. The prevalence of parasitological indices was calculated. The frequencies of infection were compared between the seasons of the year and ecological ages.  Results:  A total of 63 rodents identified as Rattus rattus were captured. Of the total of individuals captured, 46.03% were infected with A. cantonensis, with an increase of infection in adult individuals (59.46%) and during the rainy season (55.88%).  Conclusions:  The infection of A. cantonensis in its definitive host R. rattus, and its circulation in the study area in the analyzed period was demonstrated for the first time in Cuba. The presence of adult rats, the high quantity of rodents and the rainy season were the factors that contributed to a greater infection of A. cantonensis, which increase the probability of transmission to intermediate hosts, and consequently, the risk of transmission to humans.]]></p></abstract>
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