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====Nematodes====

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*[[~~Trichinelloidea~~|'''''Trichinella''''']] larvae

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*[[Trichinella|'''''Trichinella''''']] larvae

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**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

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*[[Ascaridoidea|Ascarid]] larvae

*[[Dirofilaria immitis|''Dirofilaria immitis'']] in dogs causing ischaemic myopathy due to [[Muscles Degenerative - Pathology#Ischaemia|infartcs]]

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====Cestodes====

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