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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.
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.
=== Angiostrongylosis ===
*Clinical signs of angiostrongylosis are associated with:
**accumulating lung damage caused by eggs and larvae (respiratory distress)
**coagulation disorders caused by adult worms (bruising, haematomas, e.g. in spinal cord)
*Diagnosis: demonstration of large numbers of L1 in faeces (with Barmann technique).
[[Category:Metastrongyloidea]][[Category:Dog_Nematodes]]
[[Category:Metastrongyloidea]][[Category:Dog_Nematodes]]