Species of Angiostrongylus (Nematoda: Metastrongyloidea) in wildlife: A review
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2015 Twenty-one species of Angiostrongylus plus Angiostrongylus sp. (Nematoda: Metastrongyloidea) are known currently in wildlife. These occur naturally in rodents, tupaiids, mephitids, mustelids, procyonids, felids, and canids, and aberrantly in a range of ...
David M. Spratt
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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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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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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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First records of molluscs naturally infected with Angiostrongylus cantonensis (Nematoda: Metastrongyloidea) in Northeastern Brazil, including new global records of natural intermediate hosts [PDF]
Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2018 Human neural angiostrongyliasis is an emerging infectious disease caused by nematode Angiostrongylus cantonensis. The present study investigated the presence of Angiostrongylus spp.
Jucicleide Ramos-de-Souza +9 more
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Rangifer, 1983 A method for estimating the density of Elaphostrongylus rangiferi larvae in reindeer faeces that have been deep frozen is described. The method involves the use of an inverted microscope with plankton counting chambers. Statistical data on the efficiency
Odd Halvorsen, K. Wissler
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Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad, 2021 Oslerus (Oslerus) brachyurus sp. nov. was collected from the mucosa of the inner surface of the trachea and bronchi of Chrysocyon brachyurus from the Atlantic forest area, in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Fabiano M. Vieira +3 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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New data on Malayometastrongylus diardinematus (Gibbons and Krishnasamy, 1986) (Metastrongyloidea: Angiostrongylidae) a lungworm occurring in Rattus tanezumi (Temminck, 1844) from South-East Asia [PDF]
Helminthologia, 2014 Veciana M. +4 more
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Filariopsis barretoi (travassos, 1921) (Nematoda: metastrongyloidea) lung parasite of primates from South America - taxonomy, synonyms and pathology [PDF]
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 1988 Nematodes and fragments of lungs from Cebus ssp., Callithrix jacchus (l.) and Saimiri sciureus (L.) were studied. The worms from Cebus and Callithrix must be called Filariopsis barretoi (Travassos, 1921).
A. Arandas Rego, G. Schaeffer
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