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+ | **Indirect life-cycle involving mollusc intermediate hosts | ||
+ | **L1 passed in faeces, penetrate foot of mollusc, develop to L3 in 2-3 weeks | ||
+ | **Infected mollusc ingested with grass | ||
+ | **L3 released by digestion and travel to lungs by lymphatic route | ||
+ | **Adults found in alveoli/parenchyma (''Muellerius'') or small bronchioles (''Protostrongylus'') | ||
+ | **Prepatent period 6-10 weeks (''Muellerius''), 5-6 weeks (''Protostrongylus'') | ||
+ | === Epidemiology === | ||
+ | **High prevalence because of wide range of intermediate hosts, prolonged survival of larvae in faeces, long periods of patency (>2 years) and poor host immunity | ||
+ | *''Protostrongylus'' spp. can block [[Respiratory Parasitic Infections - Pathology#Protostrongylus spp.|bronchioles]] in sheep | ||
[[Category:Metastrongyloidea]] | [[Category:Metastrongyloidea]] | ||
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Revision as of 11:27, 26 April 2010
Protostrongylus species
Life-Cycles
- Indirect life-cycle involving mollusc intermediate hosts
- L1 passed in faeces, penetrate foot of mollusc, develop to L3 in 2-3 weeks
- Infected mollusc ingested with grass
- L3 released by digestion and travel to lungs by lymphatic route
- Adults found in alveoli/parenchyma (Muellerius) or small bronchioles (Protostrongylus)
- Prepatent period 6-10 weeks (Muellerius), 5-6 weeks (Protostrongylus)
Epidemiology
- High prevalence because of wide range of intermediate hosts, prolonged survival of larvae in faeces, long periods of patency (>2 years) and poor host immunity
- Protostrongylus spp. can block bronchioles in sheep