Angiostrongylus
(redirected from Angiostrongylus mackerrasae)Angiostrongylus
[an″je-o-stron´jĭ-lus]a genus of nematode parasites. A. cantonen´sis has been reported in cases of human meningoencephalitis in the Pacific and eastern Asia. A. vaso´rum parasitizes the pulmonary arteries of dogs.
Angiostrongylus
(an'jē-ō-stron'jĭ-lŭs),A genus of metastrongyle nematodes parasitic in respiratory or circulatory systems of rodents, carnivores, and marsupials.
Synonym(s): Parastrongylus
[G. angeion, vessel, + strongylos, round]