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Descriptor English:

Angiostrongylus

Descriptor Spanish:

Angiostrongylus

Descriptor Portuguese:

Angiostrongylus

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Definition English:

A genus of parasitic nematodes of the superfamily METASTRONGYLOIDEA. Two species, ANGIOSTRONGYLUS CANTONENSIS and A. vasorum, infest the lungs of rats and dogs, respectively. A. cantonensis is transmissible to man where it causes frequently fatal infection of the central nervous system.

Indexing Annotation English:

a genus of nematodes; infection: coord IM with STRONGYLIDA INFECTIONS (IM); for antigens, coord with ANTIGENS, HELMINTH, for antibodies, coord with ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH

History Note English:

91(81); was see under METASTRONGYLOIDEA 1981-90

Allowable Qualifiers English:

Record Number:

814

Unique Identifier:

D000801

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