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Metastrongylus
(redirected from Metastrongylus elongatus (syn. Metastrongylus apri))

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Metastrongylus
a genus of nematodes in the family Metastrongylidae.

Metastrongylus apri
see M. elongatus (below).
Metastrongylus brevivaginatus
see M. pudendotectus (below).
Metastrongylus elongatus (syn. Metastrongylus apri)
occurs in the bronchi and bronchioles of pigs, occasionally in ruminants and very rarely in humans. No significant pathogenic effect.
Metastrongylus madagascariensis
found in the bronchi of pigs, where it causes bronchitis, verminous pneumonia and loss of body weight.
Metastrongylus pudendotectus (syn. Metastrongylus brevivaginatus)
found in the lungs of pigs.
Metastrongylus salmi
a pig lungworm.


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