Crenosoma vulpis

Cren·o·so·ma vul·pis

(krē'nō-sō'mă vŭl'pis),
A metastrongyle lungworm species of the fox, wolf, dog, raccoon, and other small carnivores in Europe, Asia, and North America; it occurs in the bronchi, causing bronchitis.
[G. krēnē, a (mineral) spring, + sōma, body; L. vulpes, fox]
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Eucoleus aerophilus, Crenosoma vulpis, Filaroides hirthi and Andersonstrongylus milksi can also affect lungs of domestic and wild canids.
Anatomo-pathological aspects of parasitism by nematodes of the superfamily Metastrongyloidea in wild crab-eating fox (Cerdocyon thous) in Midwestern Brazil/Aspectos anatomopatologicos do parasitismo por nematodeos da superfamilia Metastrongyloidea em cachorro-do-mato (Cerdocyon thous) de vida livre no Centro-Oeste brasileiro
Four lungworm species were found, including Capillaria aerophila, Oslerus osleri, Paragonimus kellicotti and Crenosoma vulpis.
Key words: Canis latrans, Capillaria aerophila, coyote, Crenosoma vulpis, lungworm, Oslerus osleri, Paragonimus kellicotti, parasites
We identified 4 species of lungworms in coyotes: Capillaria aerophila (Creplin, 1839; Travassos, 1915), Oslerus osleri (Cobbold, 1879), Crenosoma vulpis (Dujardin, 1845), and Paragonimus kellicotti (Ward, 1908).
Our study is the first to find Crenosoma vulpis in this host.
Prevalence of lungworms in Illinois Coyotes

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