Lumbricidae as transitory hosts in Metastrongylus infection in swine

Abstract

Metastrongylidosis or lungworm disease in swine is a disease caused by several types of nematodes of the genus Metastrongylus. Metastrongylidae are biohelminths whose causes use transitory hosts for their development and maintaining their biological cycle, and in this case they are numerous species of Lumbricidae (earthworms). Depending on the geographic environment, numerous representatives of Lumbricidae persist as transitory hosts. In our environment, these are dominant earthworm species of the genus Eisenia spp, Dandreobena spp, Allopbophora spp, Lubricus spp, Octoiasium spp, Bimastus spp, and rarely those from the genus Heledrillus spp. Swine are infected perorally with Metastrongylidae when they ingest infected earthworms.

Metastrongilidoza ili plućna strongilidoza svinja je oboljenje uzrokovano sa više vrsta nematoda iz roda Metastrongylus. Metastrongilidae pripadaju bioheimintima čiji uzročnici za svoj razvoj i održavanje biološkog ciklusa koriste prelazne domaćine, u ovom slučaju mnogobrojne vrste lumbricida (kišnih glista). Zavisno od geografske sredine kao prelazni domaćini perzistira veliki broj predstavnika lumbricida. U našoj sredini to su dominantne vrste glista iz rodova Eisenia spp, Dandreobena spp, Allopbophora spp, Lubncus spp, Octolasium spp, B-mastus spp. a rede i vrste iz roda Heiedrillus spp. Infekcija svinja izazvana metastrongilidama nastaje peroralnim putem kada pojedu inficirane kišne gliste.