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| Also known as:
| French Heartworm<br>
Lungworm
|-
| Do not confuse with:
| [[Dirofilaria immitis|Heartworm]] caused by ''Dirofilaria immitis''
|}
==Description==
==Description==
Angiostrongylosis is a clinical syndrome caused by infection with ''[[Angiostrongylus vasorum]]'', the 'French heartworm' or 'lungworm'. The adult worms accumulate in the pulmonary arterial vessels and release eggs and larvae into the circulation.
*Clinical signs of angiostrongylosis are associated with:
*Clinical signs of angiostrongylosis are associated with:
**accumulating lung damage caused by eggs and larvae (respiratory distress)
**accumulating lung damage caused by eggs and larvae (respiratory distress)