Infectivity of gastropod-shed third-stage larvae of Angiostrongylus vasorum and Crenosoma vulpis to dogs

Abstract Background Metastrongyloid parasites Angiostrongylus vasorum and Crenosoma vulpis infect wild and domestic canids and are important pathogens in dogs. Recent studies indicate that gastropod intermediate hosts infected with various metastrongyloids spontaneously shed infective third-stage la...

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Main Authors: William Robbins, Gary Conboy, Spencer Greenwood, Roland Schaper
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-06-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-021-04802-6