Lung Worms?

[mpmistr]

This may be a Terry question.. I was kind of curious though. What are the signs of lung worms in ACF? I've tried Google but I haven't found too much information that was helpful.

I ask because I notice when my frogs surface for air they often burp up some air right afterwards. Maybe this is normal but I am just kind of wondering if I should be concerned.

They don't seem to act odd in any other way I've noticed, they swim a lot and they're always hungry like usual.

Any suggestions?

[wesleybrouwer]

Not sure with ACF, but signs i had in WC frogs invested by lung flukes were
they looked like gasping for air, or sitting with their mouth wide open.
In later stages they seem to blow up to almost twice the size they normally are because of a disturbed water balance.
It is treatable, however 2 out of 7 i lost, these were the ones already bloated after just 2-3 days in quarantaine.

[rodsboys]

I think your frogs sound normal. I think you would have more symptoms if there were an actual infestation.

Here is the least generic paragraph I found about the subject per taining to ACF:
Rhabdiasis, caused by the lungworm Rhabdias sp , commonly causes pulmonary damage and secondary infections in captive amphibians. This nematode has a direct life cycle with free-living phases. Adult worms live in the lungs where they deposit larvated eggs that are coughed up, swallowed, and then excreted into the environment. Infective L3 larvae then burrow through the skin of a new host where they mature and migrate to the lungs. Clinically affected animals may appear anorectic, thin, and generally debilitated. A premortem diagnosis may be made by finding ova or worms in oral and nasal secretions. Infection should be suspected when nematode larva and larvated eggs are found in fresh feces from an animal with clinical signs. When rhabdiasis is suspected, treatment using fenbendazole (100 mg/kg, PO, sid for 2 days then repeated 12-14 days later) or ivermectin (200-400 µg/kg, PO, once, repeated 12-14 days later) is recommended. Following the second of each 2-day fenbendazole treatment or each dose of ivermectin, the animals should be moved into a newly established environment to prevent reinfection from free-living life stages.