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. 2018 Mar;113(3):143–152. doi: 10.1590/0074-02760170226

TABLE III. Reports of Angiostrongylus spp. (except A. cantonensis and A. costaricensis) in the Americas, showing date of first report of adult parasite in chronological order, definitive hosts, and date of the first disease record in each geographical site. Numbers correspond to references in Fig. 3 .

Nematode species Reference in map First record of adult parasite Definitive host First record disease Accidental host Geographical site Literature consulted
Angiostrongylus vasorum 1 1961 Canis familiaris Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Duarte et al. (2007)
2 1962 C. familiaris Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Duarte et al. (2007)
Cerdocyon thous
3 1985 C. familiaris Paraná, Brazil Duarte et al. (2007)
4 1985 C. familiaris Minas Gerais, Brazil Duarte et al. (2007)
Dusicyon vetulus
5 2000 Vulpes vulpes Newfoundland, Canadá Jeffery et al. (2004)
C. familiaris
Angiostrongylus raillieti 6 1927 Cerdocyon thous azarae Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Vieira et al. (2013)
C. familiaris
Nasua nasua
Angiostrongylus gubernaculatus 7 1971 Taxidea taxus California, USA Faulkner et al. (2001)
Urocyon littoralis
Angiostrongylus schmidti 8 1971 Oryzomys palustris Florida, USA Kinsella (1971)
Angiostrongylus morerai 9 2008 Akodon azarae Buenos Aires, Argentina Robles et al. (2008) Robles et al. (2016)
Akodon dolores
Deltamys kempi
10 2016 Necromys lasiurus liciae Formosa, Argentina Robles et al. (2016)
Calomys callosus
Akodon azarae bibianae
11 2016 Akodon montensis Sooretamys angouya Misiones, Argentina Robles et al. (2016)
Angiostrongylus lenzii 12 2009 Akodon montensis Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Souza et al. (2009)
Angiostrongylus felineus 13 2013 Puma yagouaroundi Minas Gerais, Brazil Vieira et al. (2013)