Lumbricidae as transitory hosts in Metastrongylus infection in swine

• Main Authors: Pavlović Ivan, Kulišić Zoran, Mišić Zorana
• Format: Article
• Language: srp
• Published: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Belgrade 2005-01-01
• Series: Veterinarski Glasnik
• Subjects: swine; earthworms; Metastrongylidae
• Online Access: http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0350-2457/2005/0350-24570506521P.pdf

Metastrongylidosis or lungworm disease in swine is a disease caused by several types of nematodes of the genus Metastrongylus. Metastrongylidae are biohelminths whose causes use transitory hosts for their development and maintaining their biological cycle, and in this case they are numerous species of Lumbricidae (earthworms). Depending on the geographic environment, numerous representatives of Lumbricidae persist as transitory hosts. In our environment, these are dominant earthworm species of the genus Eisenia spp, Dandreobena spp, Allopbophora spp, Lubricus spp, Octoiasium spp, Bimastus spp, and rarely those from the genus Heledrillus spp. Swine are infected perorally with Metastrongylidae when they ingest infected earthworms.