Difference between revisions of "Angiostrongylus vasorum"

From WikiVet English
Jump to navigation Jump to search
 
(10 intermediate revisions by 3 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{review}}
+
{{OpenPagesTop}}
 
{{Taxobox
 
{{Taxobox
|name              =Angiostrongylus
+
|name              =''Angiostrongylus vasorum
 
|kingdom            =Animalia
 
|kingdom            =Animalia
|phylum            =Nematoda
+
|phylum            =[[:Category:Nematodes|Nematoda]]
 
|class              =Secernentea
 
|class              =Secernentea
 
|sub-class          =
 
|sub-class          =
 
|order              =Strongylida
 
|order              =Strongylida
|super-family      =
+
|super-family      =[[:Category:Metastrongyloidea|Metastrongyloidea]]
|family            =[[:Category:Metastrongyloidea|Metastrongyloidea]]
+
|family            =[[:Category:Angiostrongylidae|Angiostrongylidae]]
 
|sub-family        =
 
|sub-family        =
 
|genus              =Angiostrongylus
 
|genus              =Angiostrongylus
Line 14: Line 14:
 
}}
 
}}
  
{| cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" border="1"
+
Also known as: '''''Haemostrongylus vasorum
| Also known as:
 
| '''Haemostrongylus vasorum
 
|-
 
|}
 
  
 
==Hosts==
 
==Hosts==
Line 24: Line 20:
  
 
'''Intermediate host''': Mainly snails and slugs.
 
'''Intermediate host''': Mainly snails and slugs.
 +
 +
It exists mainly in Western Europe - not established in the USA.
  
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
The adults are slender, and measure around 2cm in length.  The males have a small bursa.
+
''Angiostrongylus vasorum'' is a parasite of the family [[Angiostrongylidae]].  The adults are slender, and measure around 2cm in length.  The males have a small bursa.
  
 
==Life Cycle==
 
==Life Cycle==
The adults are ovo-viviparous.  The adults lay eggs in the pulmonary arteries.  The eggs then hatch in the capillaries.  The first stage larvae migrate into the alveoli and then the trachea.  They are swallowed, enter the intestinal system and are then past in the faeces.  The intermediate host then become infected, which later infect the definitive host.   
+
The adults are ovo-viviparous.  The adults lay eggs in the pulmonary arteries.  The eggs then hatch in the capillaries.  The first stage larvae migrate into the alveoli and then the trachea.  They are swallowed, enter the intestinal system and are then passed in the faeces.  The intermediate host then becomes infected, which later infects the definitive host.   
  
 
The larvae then develop in the definitive host, and migrate via the mesenteric lymph nodes, and the blood where they affect the heart, primarily the right ventricle.
 
The larvae then develop in the definitive host, and migrate via the mesenteric lymph nodes, and the blood where they affect the heart, primarily the right ventricle.
  
They cause clinical disease : '''[[Angiostrongylosis]]'''
+
Adults establish within the pulmonary arterial tree and can lead to pulmonary thrombosis  and pulmonary hypertension. The clinical disease is '''[[Angiostrongylosis]]'''.
[[Category:Metastrongyloidea]][[Category:Dog_Nematodes]][[Category:To_Do_-_Max]]
+
 
[[Category:Dog]]
+
{{Learning
 +
|literature search = [http://www.cabdirect.org/search.html?rowId=1&options1=AND&q1=%22Angiostrongylus+vasorum%22&occuring1=title&rowId=2&options2=AND&q2=&occuring2=freetext&rowId=3&options3=AND&q3=&occuring3=freetext&x=57&y=11&publishedstart=yyyy&publishedend=yyyy&calendarInput=yyyy-mm-dd&la=any&it=any&show=all ''Angiostrongylus vasorum'' publications]
 +
|Vetstream = [https://www.vetstream.com/canis/search?s=nematode Nematodes]
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
 
 +
{{review}}
 +
 
 +
{{OpenPages}}
 +
[[Category:Angiostrongylidae]][[Category:Dog_Nematodes]]
 
[[Category:Expert_Review]]
 
[[Category:Expert_Review]]

Latest revision as of 17:44, 4 June 2016


Angiostrongylus vasorum
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Nematoda
Class Secernentea
Order Strongylida
Super-family Metastrongyloidea
Family Angiostrongylidae
Genus Angiostrongylus
Species A. vasorum

Also known as: Haemostrongylus vasorum

Hosts

Definitive host: Dogs and foxes.

Intermediate host: Mainly snails and slugs.

It exists mainly in Western Europe - not established in the USA.

Identification

Angiostrongylus vasorum is a parasite of the family Angiostrongylidae. The adults are slender, and measure around 2cm in length. The males have a small bursa.

Life Cycle

The adults are ovo-viviparous. The adults lay eggs in the pulmonary arteries. The eggs then hatch in the capillaries. The first stage larvae migrate into the alveoli and then the trachea. They are swallowed, enter the intestinal system and are then passed in the faeces. The intermediate host then becomes infected, which later infects the definitive host.

The larvae then develop in the definitive host, and migrate via the mesenteric lymph nodes, and the blood where they affect the heart, primarily the right ventricle.

Adults establish within the pulmonary arterial tree and can lead to pulmonary thrombosis and pulmonary hypertension. The clinical disease is Angiostrongylosis.


Angiostrongylus vasorum Learning Resources
VetstreamVetlexicon advert button.png
Vetstream
To reach the Vetstream content, please select
Canis, Felis, Lapis or Equis
CABICABI logo.jpg
Literature Search
Search for recent publications via CAB Abstract
(CABI log in required)
Angiostrongylus vasorum publications





Error in widget FBRecommend: unable to write file /var/www/wikivet.net/extensions/Widgets/compiled_templates/wrt673e9717c6dcd8_97421737
Error in widget google+: unable to write file /var/www/wikivet.net/extensions/Widgets/compiled_templates/wrt673e9717cd2aa9_76332582
Error in widget TwitterTweet: unable to write file /var/www/wikivet.net/extensions/Widgets/compiled_templates/wrt673e9717d265d5_44440181
WikiVet® Introduction - Help WikiVet - Report a Problem