Fig. 3 in Meerkats (Suricata suricatta), a new definitive host of the canid nematode Angiostrongylus vasorum

Fig. 3. Histological image of the lung of an Angiostrongylus vasorum infected meerkat. An adult nematode within a thickened artery (A), larvae and eggs surrounded by plasma cells, macrophages, neutrophilic granulocytes and lymphocytes (B) are visible, indicating granulomatous pneumonia as well as intima and media hyperplasia of larger lung vessels. (Hematoxylin and eosin staining, original magnification x 100 (A), x 400 (B)).