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====Nematodes====
 
====Nematodes====
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*[[Trichinelloidea|'''''Trichinella''''']] larvae
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*[[Trichinella|'''''Trichinella''''']] larvae
**Particularly in pigs and dogs
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**Public health and economic importance
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**''T. spiralis'' affecting dogs, pigs, cats and humans is most common in hotter climates
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**Larvae distend myofibres
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**May be seen grossly if dead and calcified
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**Predilection for active muscles, ''e.g.'' diaphragm, intercostal, masseter and tongue muscles
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**Histologically:
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***Focal myositis - [[Neutrophils|neutrophils]], lymphocytes, eosinophils
      
*[[Ancylostomatoidea|''Ancylostoma'']] larvae
 
*[[Ancylostomatoidea|''Ancylostoma'']] larvae
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*[[Ascaridoidea|Ascarid]] larvae
 
*[[Ascaridoidea|Ascarid]] larvae
 
*[[Dirofilaria immitis|''Dirofilaria immitis'']] in dogs causing ischaemic myopathy due to [[Muscles Degenerative - Pathology#Ischaemia|infartcs]]
 
*[[Dirofilaria immitis|''Dirofilaria immitis'']] in dogs causing ischaemic myopathy due to [[Muscles Degenerative - Pathology#Ischaemia|infartcs]]
      
====Cestodes====
 
====Cestodes====
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