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Angiostrongylus vasorum (French heartworm)

Synonyms: Strongylus vasorum (heterotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

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 communicated to humans. Not much is known about the biology of this species.
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Providers

Parasite of 
Canis lupus familiaris (domestic dog)[1]
Lycalopex vetulus (Hoary Fox)[2]
Meles meles (European Badger)[1]
Vulpes vulpes (Red Fox)[1]

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Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
♦ 23.9 Hoary fox, Pseudalopex vetulus, J. Dalponte and O. Courtenay, Sillero-Zubiri, C., Hoffmann, M. and Macdonald, D.W. (eds). 2004. Canids: Foxes, Wolves, Jackals and Dogs. Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan. IUCN/SSC Canid Specialist Group. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. x + 430 pp.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0