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Fig. 3 in Meerkats (Suricata suricatta), a new definitive host of the canid nematode Angiostrongylus vasorum

  • 1. Institute of Parasitology, Vetsuisse-Faculty, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 266a, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
  • 2. Department of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
  • 3. Institute of Veterinary Pathology, Vetsuisse-Faculty, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 268, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland

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Fig. 3. Histological image of the lung of an Angiostrongylus vasorum infected meerkat. An adult nematode within a thickened artery (A), larvae and eggs surrounded by plasma cells, macrophages, neutrophilic granulocytes and lymphocytes (B) are visible, indicating granulomatous pneumonia as well as intima and media hyperplasia of larger lung vessels. (Hematoxylin and eosin staining, original magnification x 100 (A), x 400 (B)).

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Published as part of Gillis-Germitsch, Nina, Manser, Marta B., Hilbe, Monika & Schnyder, Manuela, 2017, Meerkats (Suricata suricatta), a new definitive host of the canid nematode Angiostrongylus vasorum, pp. 349-353 in International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife 6 (3) on page 351, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2017.10.002, http://zenodo.org/record/13001441

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