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The larvae the develop into the definitive host, and migrate via the mesenteric lymph nodes, and the blood where they affect the heart, primarily the right ventricle.

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~~==== Epidemiology ====~~

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~~Once restricted to Southern Ireland and Cornwall, this lungworm is spreading across the British Isles and is now endemic in the South-East. The fox may act as a reservoir of infection.~~

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~~[[Angiostrongylosis]]~~

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[[Category:Metastrongyloidea]][[Category:Dog_Nematodes]][[Category:To_Do_-_Max]]

[[Category:Respiratory Parasitic Infections]][[Category:Dog]]

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