Difference between revisions of "Category:Angiostrongylidae"
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==[[Angiostrongylus vasorum]]== | ==[[Angiostrongylus vasorum]]== | ||
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**can lead to pulmonary thrombosis and pulmonary hypertension | **can lead to pulmonary thrombosis and pulmonary hypertension | ||
*Likely similar lifecycle to Aleurostrongylus abstrusus | *Likely similar lifecycle to Aleurostrongylus abstrusus | ||
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==[[Angiostrongylus cantonensis]]== | ==[[Angiostrongylus cantonensis]]== | ||
Revision as of 09:24, 28 July 2010
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 Aleurostrongylus 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)
- Angiostrongylus vasorum live in pulmonary arteries of dogs
Pages in category "Angiostrongylidae"
The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.