On the parasites of genus <i>Ang</i><i>i</i><i>ostrongylus</i> (Nematoda: Angiostrongylidae) and some cases of <i>Ang</i><i>i</i><i>ostrongylus daskalovi</i> in badgers from bulgaria

Abstract

In the course of studies on filariid infections in wild carnivorous in Bulgaria nematodes of genus Angiostrongylus were found in the heart and pulmonary arteries of badgers. The detected specimens were examined morphologically and metrically, which allowed us to identify them as Angiostrongylusdaskalovi . A morphometrical description of the species is given in accordance with the present materials.

Keywords

• angiostrongylus daskalovi
• барсук
• болгария
• angiostrongylus daskalovi
• lungworms
• badger
• melesmeles
• bulgaria
• барсук
• болгария