Metastrongylus is a genus of nematodes of the family Metastrongylidae, usually found as lungworms in pigs and sometimes causing parasitic bronchitis. It causes a disease called …

Lungworms that infect swine include Metastrongylus elongatus (apri), M. pudendotectusand M. salmi. Metastrongylus elongatus infections are the most common but infection with more than …

Metastrongylus spp in pigs require an earthworm intermediate host; thus, infection occurs only in pigs with access to the outdoors and may become more common in previously less endemic …

Metastrongylus spp. are heteroxenous nematode parasites with suids as definitive hosts. Adult worms live in the bronchi, where the females lay eggs which reach the digestive tract via airways.

Pulmonary metastrongylosis, a zoonotic disease found primarily in pigs, is caused by eight different species of the cosmopolitan nematode Metastrongylus genus. To date, only four …

Jun 7, 2022 · Metastrongylus is a genus of parasitic roundworms that infects mainly pigs and wild boars worldwide. Prevalence in wild boars may be very high. Studies in Central Europe found …

Metastrongyloids are parasites of the respiratory, vascular, and nervous systems of mammals. Most species whose life histories have been investigated require a snail or slug intermediate …

Metastrongylosis is a parasitic disease that affects wild boars and pigs which live outdoors. [1] . It is caused by various species of roundworms of the genus Metastrongylus. [2] . A handful of …

Apr 12, 2021 · Metastrongylus spp. are lung nematodes found in pigs. This parasite is present in many parts of the world and is only found rarely in Canada. Adult parasites live in the bronchi …

Metastrongylus species are parasites of the respiratory tract of swine (Vanparijs and Thienpont 1982). These widely distributed helminths are particularly prevalent and abundant in young …