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| | *''[[Filaroides osleri|Filaroides (Oslerus) osleri]] | | *''[[Filaroides osleri|Filaroides (Oslerus) osleri]] |
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| − | *''Angiostrongylus vasorum'' | + | *''[[Angiostrongylus vasorum]]'' |
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| | *''Dirofilaria immitis'' (not in UK) | | *''Dirofilaria immitis'' (not in UK) |
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| | == Nematodes of Dogs - LUNGWORMS == | | == Nematodes of Dogs - LUNGWORMS == |
| − | === '''''ANGIOSTRONGYLUS VASORUM''''' ===
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| − | *Infects dogs and foxes.
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| − | *A typical metastrongyloid, with the adult worms living in the pulmonary arteries and the right side of the heart.
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| − | ==== Life-Cycle ====
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| − | Adults (approximately 2cm), produce anticoagulants to reduce thrombus formation leading to coagulation disorders:
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| − | → eggs laid into pulmonary arteries
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| − | → trapped in lung capillaries
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| − | → larvae (with merastrongyloid kinky tail) hatch out
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| − | → alveoli (causing a small injury)
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| − | → trachea
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| − | → swallowed
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| − | → passed in faeces
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| − | → slug (intermediate host)
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| − | → eaten by dog or fox (final hosts)
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| − | → larvae migrate via mesenteric lymph nodes
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| − | → blood stream
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| − | → heart.
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| − | ==== Epidemiology ====
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| − | Once restricted to Southern Ireland and Cornwall, this lungworm is spreading across the British Isles and is now endemic in the South-East. The fox may act as a reservoir of infection.
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| | == Treatment of Hookworms, Whipworms and Lungworms in Dogs and Cats == | | == Treatment of Hookworms, Whipworms and Lungworms in Dogs and Cats == |