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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First record of natural infection by Angiostrongylus cantonensis (Nematoda: Metastrongyloidea) in Belocaulus willibaldoi and Rattus norvegicus in an urban area of São Paulo city, SP, Brazil [PDF]
Heliyon, 2020 Angiostrongylus cantonensis, a rat lungworm, is one of the leading causes of eosinophilic meningitis in humans. Infection in humans occurs by the ingestion of intermediate hosts, undercooked paratenic hosts or contaminated vegetables and fruits by mucus ...
Dan Jessé Gonçalves da Mota +4 more
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Anatomo-pathological aspects of parasitism by nematodes of the superfamily Metastrongyloidea in wild crab-eating fox (Cerdocyon thous) in Midwestern Brazil [PDF]
Ciência Rural, 2016 : Nematodes of the superfamily Metastrongyloidea affect the respiratory, cardiovascular, and nervous systems of domestic carnivores and are uncommonly detected in wild animals.
Jair Alves Ferreira Júnior +4 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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Parasites & Vectors, 2012 Background Aelurostrongylus abstrusus is currently regarded as the main metastrongyloid infesting domestic cats, whereas the reports of Troglostrongylus spp. in domestic and wild felids largely remain anecdotic.
Brianti Emanuele +7 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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Révision de la systématique du genre Angiostrongylus Kamensky 1905 (Nematoda : Metastrongyloidea) [PDF]
Annales de Parasitologie Humaine et Comparée, 1970 A l’occasion de la recente description d’une nouvelle espece d’Angiostrongylus , parasite de petits mammiferes sauvages dans le sud de la France, l’auteur, apres avoir fait l’historique des conceptions systematiques du genre (sensu lato ), propose une nouvelle repartition des especes connues en deux genres, le premier, Angiostrongylus, lui-meme divise ...
Jadwiga Drożdż
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A Molecular Survey on Neglected Gurltia paralysans and Aelurostrongylus abstrusus Infections in Domestic Cats (Felis catus) from Southern Chile [PDF]
Pathogens, 2021 Gurltia paralysans and Aelurostrongylus abstrusus are neglected metastrongyloid nematode species which infect domestic and wild cats in South American countries and in Chile, but no epidemiological studies on concomitant infections have been conducted in
Natasha Barrios +11 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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Journal of Parasitology, 2003 Phylogenetic relationships among nematodes of the strongylid superfamily Metastrongyloidea were analyzed using partial sequences from the large-subunit ribosomal RNA (LSU rRNA) and small-subunit ribosomal RNA (SSU rRNA) genes. Regions of nuclear ribosomal DNA (rDNA) were amplified by polymerase chain reaction, directly sequenced, aligned, and ...
Ramón A. Carreño, Steven A. Nadler
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