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The adults of Aelurostrongylus abstrusus are found in what tissue in the cat definitive host?

Fenbendazole has a broad spectrum of activity.  Besides treating roundworms and hookworms in small animals, it also has activity against both Taenia spp and Dipylidium caninum.

A client brings in their dog, who is suffering  from a chronic cough that is hard and dry.  Sometimes the dog also retches, particularly after exercising.   A bronchoscopy is done and nodules in the trachea are noted, similar to the ones shown below. What nematode is responsible for this pathology?

Heterobilharzia americana, which has dogs as a definitive host, can infect humans and cause swimmer’s itch / swamp itch.

The adult worms of Paragonimus kellicotti and Fasciola hepatica infect the liver of the definitive host.

Why is colonization considered the most difficult step in the metastasis-invasion cascade?

All of the following are stages of trematodes (i.e., flukes), EXCEPT for:

A cat presented at your clinic suffering from chronic coughing, dyspnea, open-mouth breathing, sneezing, wheezing and nasal discharge.  You suspect that the cat is infected with Aelurostrongylus abstrustus.  What is the best test to perform to confirm your diagnosis

For Ollulanus tricuspis, select the TRUE statement

For the liver flukes, Fasciola hepatica & Fascioloides magna, select the FALSE statement.