Angiostrongylus [Angiostrongylus]

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Definition

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.

Annotation
infection: coordinate with STRONGYLIDA INFECTIONS; coordinate with specific helminth terms (ANTIGENS, HELMINTH, etc.) if pertinent
DUI
D000801 MeSH Browser
CUI
M0001199
Previous indexing
Metastrongyloidea (1966-1980)
History note
91(81); was see under METASTRONGYLOIDEA 1981-90
Public note
91; was see under METASTRONGYLOIDEA 1981-90

B Organisms
B01 Eukaryota 417
B01.050 Animals
B01.050.500 Invertebrates 98
B01.050.500.500 Helminths 223
B01.050.500.500.294 Nematoda 328
B01.050.500.500.294.400 Chromadorea
B01.050.500.500.294.400.968 Strongylida 6
B01.050.500.500.294.400.968.588 Metastrongyloidea 6
B01.050.500.500.294.400.968.588.080 Angiostrongylus 2
B01.050.500.500.294.400.968.588.080.225 Angiostrongylus cantonensis 3
B02 Archaea 61
B03 Bacteria 2 110
B04 Viruses 639