Table 2.
Records of Angiostrongylus cantonensis in abnormal vertebrate hosts in Australia.
| Host: common name | Host: specific name | References |
|---|---|---|
| Eutheria | ||
| Human | Homo sapiens |
Gutteridge et al., 1972; Saltos, 1975; Cassar 1979; Heaton & Gutteridge 1980; Prociv & Tiernan, 1987; Prociv, 1999; Cooke-Yarborough et al., 1999a (N4422)b; Senanayake et al., 2003; Blair et al., 2013; Morton et al., 2013. |
| Dog | Canis lupus familiaris | Mason et al., 1976 (N250); Mason, 1987; Collins et al., 1992 (N3433); Lunn et al., 2012. |
| Horse | Equus caballus | Wright et al., 1991 (N3123) |
| Alpaca | Vicugna pacos | Hooper & Spratt, 1997 pers. obs. (N5231; P142) |
| Barbary sheep | Ammotragus lervia | Rose & Spratt, 2000 pers. obs. |
| Grey-headed flying fox | Pteropus poliocephalus | Reddacliff et al., 1999 (N4468); Barrett et al., 2002 |
| Black flying fox | Pteropus alecto | Barrett et al., 2002 |
| Tamarins |
Sanguinus spp Sanguinus oedipus |
Carlisle et al., 1998 Rose & Spratt, 2002 pers. obs. (N5248) |
| Squirrel monkey | Saimiri sciureus | Rose & Spratt, 2011 pers. obs. (N5236) |
| Marsupialia | ||
| Bilby | Macrotis lagotis | Rose & Spratt, 2005 pers. obs. |
| Rufous bettong | Aepyprymnus rufescens | Higgins et al., 1997 (N4347) |
| Purple-necked rock wallaby | Petrogale purpureicollis | Rose & Spratt, 2001 pers. obs. (N5233) |
| Parma wallaby |
Macropus parma/eugenii (hybrid) |
Rose & Spratt, 2001 pers. obs. (N5235) |
| Bennett's wallaby | Macropus rufogriseus | McKenzie et al., 1978 (N395) |
| Western grey kangaroo | Macropus fuliginosus | Rose & Spratt, 2003 pers. obs.(N5315) |
| Common ringtail possum | Pseudocheirus peregrinus | Prociv pers. obs. |
| Brushtail possum | Trichosurus vulpecula | Rose, 1999 pers. obs.; Spratt, 2001 pers. obs.; Ma et al., 2013. |
| Aves | ||
| Yellow-tailed black cockatoo |
Calyptorhynchus funereus | Monks et al., 2005 |
| Tawny frogmouth | Podargus strigoides | Rose & Spratt, 2000,2001,2002 pers. obs. (N5116, P139; N5210, P143 ); Monks et al., 2005; Gelis et al.; 2011; Ma et al., 2013. |
| Brolga | Grus rubicunda | Rose & Walker, 2001 pers. obs. |
| Channel-billed cuckoo | Scythrops novaehollandiae | Rose, 2006 pers. obs. |
a
First identification in humans based on nematodes recovered from brains and lungs.
b
Specimens held in Wildlife Parasite (N) and Wildlife Pathology (P) Collections, Australian National Wildlife Collection CSIRO Canberra.