Angiostrongylus vasorum
| Angiostrongylus vasorum | |
|---|---|
| Angiostrongylus vasorum (male) from canine blood sample. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Nematoda |
| Class: | Chromadorea |
| Order: | Rhabditida |
| Family: | Angiostrongylidae |
| Genus: | Angiostrongylus |
| Species: | A. vasorum |
| Binomial name | |
| Angiostrongylus vasorum (Baillet, 1866) (Kamensky, 1905) | |
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Angiostrongylus vasorum, also known as French heartworm, is a species of parasitic nematode in the family Metastrongylidae. It causes the disease canine angiostrongylosis in dogs. It is not zoonotic, that is, it cannot be transmitted to humans.
Not much is known about the biology of this species.
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