The invasive giant African snail Lissachatina fulica as natural intermediate host of Aelurostrongylus abstrusus, Angiostrongylus vasorum, Troglostrongylus brevior, and Crenosoma vulpis in Colombia.

• Main Authors: Felipe Penagos-Tabares (Author), Malin K Lange (Author), Juan Vélez (Author), Jörg Hirzmann (Author), Jesed Gutiérrez-Arboleda (Author), Anja Taubert (Author), Carlos Hermosilla (Author), Jenny J Chaparro Gutiérrez (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Several metastrongyloid lungworms are unreported pathogens in Colombia. Angiostrongylus vasorum and Crenosoma vulpis target the cardiopulmonary system of domestic and wild canids. Aelurostrongylus abstrusus and Troglostrongylus brevior infect felids and considering tha...