A genus of parasitic nematodes of the superfamily METASTRONGYLOIDEA. Two species, ANGIOSTRONGYLUS CANTONENSIS and A. vasorum, infest the lungs of rats and dogs, respectively. A. cantonensis is transmissible to man where it causes frequently fatal infection of the central nervous system.
    

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Angiostrongylosis in the Pacific and Southeast Asia / by Joseph E. Alicata and Karel Jindrak.

Studies on angiostrongyliasis in Eastern Asia and Australia / edited by John H. Cross.

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Angiostrongylosis in the Pacific and Southeast Asia / by Joseph E. Alicata and Karel Jindrak.

Studies on angiostrongyliasis in Eastern Asia and Australia / edited by John H. Cross.