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Aelurostrongylus abstrusus

Aeurostrongylus abstrusus - Courtesy of the Laboratory of Parasitology, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine
  • The cat lungworm - a typical metastrongyloid.
  • Adults are small (approximately 1cm), and live in the lung parenchyma and small bronchioles.
  • Life-Cycle:

→ L1 with kinky tail in faeces

→ mollusc intermediate host

→ cat infected either by eating an infected mollusc, or by eating a paratenic host that has eaten an infected mollusc

  • Infections often asymptomatic, but can cause serious respiratory problems, especially in immunocompromised cats.

Aelurostrongylosis

  • Often asymptomatic; serious respiratory problems usually due to deficient immunity.
  • Prognosis poor.
  • Post mortem examination reveals greenish nodules in lungs.
  • Histopathology diferentiates these from tuberculosis.


Fenbendazole is licensed for treatment.