Potential new species of pseudaliid lung nematode (Metastrongyloidea) from two stranded neonatal orcas (Orcinus orca) characterized by ITS‐2 and COI sequences [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, 2023 Knowledge about parasite species of orcas, their prevalence, and impact on the health status is scarce. Only two records of lungworm infections in orca exist from male neonatal orcas stranded in Germany and Norway.
Kristina Lehnert +2 more
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Molecular phylogeny of the Pseudaliidae (Nematoda) and the origin of associations between lungworms and marine mammals [PDF]
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2023 Metastrongyloid lungworms from the family Pseudaliidae infect the lungs and cranial sinuses of cetaceans worldwide, except Stenuroides herpestis, which exhibits a striking terrestrial association with the Egyptian mongoose, Herpestes ichneumon.
Rachel Pool +4 more
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Detection of Aelurostrongylus spp. Infection in the Neozoan American Mink (Neogale vison) in Southern Chile [PDF]
PathogensBackground: The American mink (Neogale vison) is an invasive mustelid in Chile that serves as a natural reservoir host for several pathogens. Cardiorespiratory nematodes of the superfamily Metastrongyloidea, including Aelurostrongylus spp., have been ...
Joaquín Saavedra +12 more
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Prevalence and Species Identification of Lungworms in Sheep and Cattle: A Postmortem Study in North Shewa, Central Highlands of Ethiopia [PDF]
Veterinary Medicine International, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025.Lungworms are among the major nematode parasites causing significant impacts on livestock production, mortality and morbidity in young animals, and poor productivity in adult animals. Despite the widespread distribution of lungworms, there is little information in North Shewa in the central highlands of Ethiopia.
Aweke Engdawork +2 more
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Right Testicular Artery Occlusion and Acute Appendicitis by Angiostrongylus costaricensis
Case Reports in Surgery, 2019 Introduction. Angiostrongylus costaricensis is a nematode from the superfamily Metastrongyloidea, whose etymology is “roundworm that lives in blood vessels”.
Luis Enrique Sánchez-Sierra +4 more
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Angiostrongylus cantonensis (Nematode: Metastrongyloidea) in molluscs from harbour areas in Brazil
Memorias Do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2012 Angiostrongylus cantonensis is the most common aetiological agent of human eosinophilic meningoencephalitis. Following a report indicating the presence of this parasite in Brazil in 2007, the present study was undertaken to investigate the presence of A.
Omar Carvalho, Roberta Caldeira
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The Zoonotic Angiostrongylus cantonensis and the Veterinary Parasite Aelurostrongylus abstrusus Infecting Terrestrial Gastropods from Urban Areas of Macapá, Brazilian Amazon Region [PDF]
PathogensMetastrongyloidea includes nematodes that parasitize mammals, mainly infecting their respiratory and cardiovascular systems, and are responsible for emerging zoonosis in the world.
Tatiane Alves Barbosa +4 more
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Range of metastrongylids (superfamily Metastrongyloidea) of public health and veterinary concern present in livers of the endemic lizard Gallotia galloti of Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain [PDF]
Parasites & Vectors, 2023 Background Endemic lizards of the genus Gallotia are of high ecological value to the terrestrial ecosystem of the archipelago of the Canary Islands, being potent seed spreaders as well as an important component of the diet of other vertebrates.
Elena Izquierdo-Rodriguez +4 more
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Parasitism of terrestrial gastropods by medically-important nematodes in Brazil [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2022 An ample variety of parasitic associations are found between mollusks and nematodes, in which the mollusks may act as intermediate, paratenic or definitive hosts.
Silvana C. Thiengo +14 more
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First report of Angiostrongylus vasorum in an African golden wolf (Canis lupaster) in Algeria [PDF]
Parasites & VectorsBackground Angiostrongylus vasorum, commonly known as the “French heartworm,” is a nematode belonging to the Metastrongyloidea superfamily. This parasite was first identified in Toulouse, France in 1853 infecting the pulmonary arteries and the right side
Noureddine Mechouck +7 more
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