Publications

[autochthonous infections with angiostrongylus vasorum in dogs in switzerland and germany].	angiostrongylus vasorum is endemic in foxes an other carnivores in the south and south east of france, denmark and great britain. the reddish nematode is present in the arteria pulmonalis and the right side of the heart and causes respiratory and cardiovascular symptoms. from 1999 to 2004, a. vasorum was diagnosed in 5 dogs from northern switzerland, in 1 dog from southern germany and in 3 dogs from south ticino. clinical signs in the affected dogs varied and ranged from cough, tachypnoea and dy ...	2005	15801623
seroepidemiological survey and spatial analysis of the occurrence of angiostrongylus vasorum in swiss dogs in relation to biogeographic aspects.	angiostrongylus vasorum is a metastrongyloid nematode living in the pulmonary arteries and in the right heart causing potentially fatal respiratory distress, coagulopathies and a wide range of other clinical signs in dogs. the aim of this study was to investigate the seroprevalence and distribution of a. vasorum in swiss dogs and to identify correlations with biogeographic aspects. a total of 6136 dog sera from all over the country submitted by veterinarians for haematological or chemical analys ...	2015	26342624