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==In Pigs==

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===[[~~Metastrongyloidae~~|''Metastrongylus'' spp.]]===

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===[[Metastrongylus|''Metastrongylus'' spp.]]===

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*Found in [[Bronchi and Bronchioles Inflammatory - Pathology#Infectious causes of bronchitis or bronchiolitis|bronchioles and smaller bronchi]]

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*Grossly:

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**Small grey nodules, especially along ventral border of caudal lobes

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**Adult worms in bronchi and bronchioles

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*Histologically:

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**Catarrhal and eosinophilic bronchitis and bronchiolitis

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**Possibly [[Lungs Ventilation - Pathology#Atelectasis (Collapse)|atelectasis]]

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*Rarely becomes extensive

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*May transmit [[Respiratory Viral Infections - Pathology#Swine influenza|swine influenza]]

===[[Ascaris suum|''Ascaris suum'']]===

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