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Canine angiostrongylosis in Italy: occurrence of Angiostrongylus vasorum in dogs with compatible clinical pictures
- Source :
- Parasitology Research
- Publication Year :
- 2013
- Publisher :
- Springer-Verlag, 2013.
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Abstract
- This study evaluated the perception of veterinarians in including the emerging metastrongyloid Angiostrongylus vasorum in the differential diagnosis for dogs referred with appropriate signs. Veterinarians at teaching hospitals, private practices or kennels collected faecal samples from 606 symptomatic dogs in six different areas of Italy. The samples were examined with the Baermann technique. Fourteen dogs scored positive for A. vasorum, all showing different clinical pictures, with the most common reason for inclusion in the study being a combination of respiratory signs along with general signs. The most reported sign was cough, followed by aspecific distresses. Other respiratory signs were dyspnoea, tachypnoea and breathing sounds, while bleeding diathesis occurred in one dog. Gastrointestinal disorders were diarrhoea and vomitus, while no neurological signs were detected. Four key cases are herein described, with a special focus on their clinical description, findings at the collateral diagnostic imaging and therapeutic options with moxidectin. This survey provides new data on distribution of A. vasorum in Europe and on the clinical impact of the disease. The results confirm that clinical angiostrongylosis overlaps a series of other conditions of dogs. Awareness among vet practitioners is discussed along with the importance of including A. vasorum on the list of differential diagnoses in canine clinical practice and of performing appropriate diagnostic methods.
- Subjects :
- Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Angiostrongylus vasorum
Disease
chemistry.chemical_compound
Dogs
Internal medicine
Prevalence
Medicine
Animals
Dog Diseases
Medical diagnosis
Angiostrongylus
Strongylida Infections
Original Paper
General Veterinary
biology
business.industry
General Medicine
biology.organism_classification
medicine.disease
Surgery
Moxidectin
Bleeding diathesis
Infectious Diseases
chemistry
Italy
Insect Science
Angiostrongyliasis
Parasitology
Female
Differential diagnosis
business
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14321955 and 09320113
- Volume :
- 112
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Parasitology Research
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....73c73046f1b7d8d04df89448161b181c