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Determination of Aelurostrongylus abstrusus Prevalence and Risk Factors in Cats from Balıkesir

open access: yesTürkiye Parazitoloji Dergisi, 2023
Objective:The lungworms are nematodes that live as parasites in cat lungs. It is reported that the most common lungworm is Aelurostrongylus abstrusus in cats, and also Capillaria aerophila is observed.
İlayda Yıldırım   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

A systematic review of the diversity and virulence correlates of metastrongyle lungworms in marine mammals

open access: yesParasitology, 2023
Metastrongyle lungworms could be particularly detrimental for diving animals such as marine mammals; however, little is known of the drivers of pathogenic host–parasite relationships in this group.
Jared R. Fischbach, Mauricio Seguel
doaj   +1 more source

Bronchopulmonary Nematodes in Alpine Ibex: Shedding of First Stage Larvae Analyzed at the Individual Host Level

open access: yesFrontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021
Pneumonia is the most frequent cause of death for Alpine ibex (Capra ibex) in Gran Paradiso National Park, (Italy). The etiology of this form of pneumonia is currently unknown and the identification of the primary etiological agent remains difficult due ...
Stefania Zanet   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Is the Angiostrongylus vasorum infection in domestic dogs underestimated or misdiagnosed? A comprehensive presentation of four lethal cases

open access: yesFrontiers in Veterinary Science, 2023
IntroductionAngiostrongylus vasorum (A. vasorum) is a widely distributed gastropod-borne nematode, causing severe cardio-pulmonary disorders in dogs. In Romania, A.
Marian Aurel Taulescu   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

Lungworms of Small Ruminants Slaughtered in Restaurants of Ambo, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
The present study was conducted in Ambo town from November 2010 through April 2011 with the objectives to determine the prevalence, identifying the species of lungworms involved and assess possible risk factors of lungworms in small ruminants.
Endrias, Z   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Lungworms in small ruminants in Burie district, Northwest Ethiopia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
About half of small ruminant mortality and morbidity in Ethiopian highlands is caused by endoparasites including lungworms. The updated epidemiology of these parasites in different parts of the country is important to adopt local control measures.
Tenaw, Andargachew, Jemberu, Wudu T.
core   +1 more source

Prevalence and Risk Factors of Bovine and Ovine Lungworm Infection at Durame District, Southern Ethiopia

open access: yesJournal of Parasitology Research, 2021
Background. Lungworms are parasitic nematodes of the order Strongylidae that infect the lungs of cattle and sheep and cause bronchitis or pneumonia. Methods.
Haben Fesseha, Mesfin Mathewos
doaj   +1 more source

Occurrence and identification of lungworms in Iranian wild boars [PDF]

open access: yesParasitology Research
Hosein Khovand   +2 more
exaly   +2 more sources

Parasitism and alternative reproductive tactics in Northern chamois

open access: yesEcology and Evolution, 2019
Alternative reproductive tactics (ARTs), discrete phenotypic variations evolved to maximize fitness, may entail different cost‐benefit trade‐offs. In large mammals, differences in costs associated with ARTs—including energy expenditure and parasite ...
Luca Corlatti   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Divergence in host–parasite interactions during the cane toad's invasion of Australia

open access: yesEcology and Evolution, 2022
Coevolutionary host–parasite “arms races” can be disrupted by new evolutionary forces imposed by biological invasions, affecting both host and parasite densities, as well as their traits.
Lia Schlippe Justicia   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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