Angiostrongylus vasorum and Aelurostrongylus abstrusus: Neglected and underestimated parasites in South America

Abstract The gastropod-borne nematodes Angiostrongylus vasorum and Aelurostrongylus abstrusus are global causes of cardio/pulmonary diseases in dogs and cats. In the last decade, the number of reports on canine and feline lungworms has increased in several areas of Europe and North America. The unsp...

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Main Authors: Felipe Penagos-Tabares, Malin K. Lange, Jenny J. Chaparro-Gutiérrez, Anja Taubert, Carlos Hermosilla
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-03-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-018-2765-0