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Line 1: − ==Angiostrongylidae==+ − − AELUROSTRONGYLUS ABSTRUSUS − *Cats − *Parasite of the lungs − *Lifecycle − **Oviviparous females lay egs in lung parenchyma -> first stage larvae coughed up and swallowed ->develop further through larval stages only if enter intermediate hosts - slugs and snails ->eaten paratenic host ->paratenic host eaten by cat. − *Pathology - nematodes in pulmonary parenchyma - coughing, dyspnoea, can be fatal. − − − ANGIOSTRONGYLUS VASORUM − *Dogs (Canids) − *Western Europe - not established in USA. − *Adults in pulmonary arterial tree. − **can lead to pulmonary thrombosis and pulmonary hypertension − *Likely similar lifecycle to Aeulorstrongylus abstrusus − − ANGIOSTRONGYLUS CANTONENSIS − *Rats − *Cause of encephalomyelitis in man and dogs − *Intermediate host - gian African snail - Achatina fulica. − *Infection occurs when eating the raw paaratenic host (either the snails, or slugs and freshwater prawns)
Unprotected "Nematodes"
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