ANGIOSTROGYLUS CANTONENSIS

(PARASTRONGYLUS CANTONENSIS)

COMMON NAME: Rat Lungworm

DISEASE ASSOCIATED:
 Eosinophilic Meningoencephalitis
INFECTIVE STAGE: L3 Larva
INTERMEDIATE HOST: snails or slugs (Achatina fulica)

UNCOMMON INTESTINAL NEMATODES

Anisakis spp. - causes HERRING DISEASE

(aka: Tingling Throat Syndrome)
- infects human after eating fish containing larvae
- common in galunggong

Oesophagostomum spp. - causes UNILOCULAR DISEASE

- “Dapaong Tumor” or “Turtle in the Belly”

DRACUNCULUS MEDINENSIS
OTHER MEDICALLY SIGNIFICANT BLOOD /
COMMON NAME: Fiery serpent of the israelites, Medina worm, Guinea worm, TISSUE NEMATODES
Dragon worm
INTERMEDIATE HOST: Copepods / Water flea 1. Dirofilaria immitis (Dog Heartworm)
MOT: Ingestion of water, contaminated with cyclops, filled with L3 larva ○ VECTOR: Aedes mosquito
INFECTIVE STAGE: L3 Larva ○ INFECTIVE STAGE: L3 larva
DIAGNOSTIC STAGE: Adult worms using Stick method ○ DIAGNOSTIC: Adult
→ OFFICIALLY ERADICATED according to WHO

2. Dioctophyma renale (Giant Kidney worm of carnivores)

3. Thelazia callipaeda (Oriental Eye worm)