| lungworm (crenosoma vulpis) infection in dogs on prince edward island. | crenosoma vulpis is a nematode lungworm that is highly prevalent in the red fox population of atlantic canada. dogs are susceptible to infection with clinical signs consisting primarily of a chronic cough. a recent report of c. vulpis infection in 3 dogs on prince edward island prompted an investigation into the importance of this parasite as a cause of chronic respiratory disease in island dogs. a general prevalence was determined through the necropsy of dogs euthanized at the local humane soci ... | 1999 | 12001335 |
| distribution of crenosoma vulpis and eucoleus aerophilus in the lung of free-ranging red foxes (vulpes vulpes). | crenosoma vulpis and eucoleus aerophilus are nematode parasites that can cause verminous pneumonia in wild carnivores. there is a paucity of information regarding the distribution of parasites in the lungs and the relationship between histopathological and parasitological diagnoses in naturally infected foxes. the objectives of this study were: first, to study the lobar and airway distribution of c. vulpis and e. aerophilus in wild red foxes and second, to investigate the relationship between fe ... | 2005 | 16312245 |
| natural infections of crenosoma vulpis and angiostrongylus vasorum in dogs in atlantic canada and their treatment with milbemycin oxime. | milbemycin oxime was used to treat dogs with natural infections of the fox lungworm, crenosoma vulpis and the french heartworm, angiostrongylus vasorum. crenosomosis was identified in 42 of 202 dogs with clinical signs of coughing, dyspnoea or exercise intolerance by a baermann analysis of faecal samples taken between october 2000 and october 2001. it occurred throughout atlantic canada (new brunswick, newfoundland, nova scotia and prince edward island). the clinical signs resolved and shedding ... | 2004 | 15264484 |