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Angiostrongylus cantonensis causes eosinophilic meningitis in humans and animals. We report a fatal case of A. cantonensis in a spider monkey, with descriptive microscopic findings, molecular diagnosis and a subsequent environmental investigation at a zoo in Sorocaba municipality, Brazil. This case highlights the importance of One Health surveillance for parasitic zoonosis.
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