| [histological studies of the african giant snail (achatina fulica) experimentally infected with angiostrongylus vasorum or angiostrongylus cantonensis (author's transl)]. | african giant snails (achatina fulica) about 6 weeks old were experimentally infected with each 5,000 to 20,000 first stage larvae of angiostrongylus vasorum or a. cantonensis by exposure to a larval suspension. the snails were histologically examined after various intervals after infection: 1 hour post infectionem (p.i.) larvae were present in the foot and 2 hours p.i. in addition in the gastrointestinal tract. 12 hours p.i. larvae were seen for the first time in the lung which reached nearly h ... | 1976 | 790803 |
| angiostrongylus vasorum in the dog. | | 1977 | 906222 |
| angiostrongylus vasorum and other nematodes in british greyhounds. | | 1975 | 1119086 |
| the fox (vulpes vulpes) as a reservoir for canine angiostrongylosis in denmark. field survey and experimental infections. | until recently, angiostrongylus vasorum was not considered to be an endogenous danish parasite, since demonstration of this worm had been confined to necropsy findings in 2 dogs, both of which had visited france. during the last 2 years, however, clinical cases have been diagnosed among a considerable number of danish dogs, none of which had ever been outside denmark. all these cases have occurred north of copenhagen, where an endemic focus seems to exist. in this field survey a. vasorum was fou ... | 1992 | 1488951 |
| lung and hearth nematodes in some spanish mammals. | thirteen host species belonging to the orders rodentia, insectivora and carnivora from various localities in galicia (nw spain) were examined for heart and lung parasites. the following species were found: parastrongylus dujardini (5.5%) in apodemus sylvaticus, crenosoma striatum in erinaceus europaeus (83%), angiostrongylus vasorum, crenosoma vulpis and eucoleus aerophilus in vulpes vulpes (3, 3.46 and 0.50%, respectively), crenosoma taiga in putorius putorius (100%) and crenosoma sp. in meles ... | 1991 | 1844789 |
| pathology of naturally acquired angiostrongylus vasorum infection in the red fox (vulpes vulpes). | 199 out of 509 foxes culled in a rabies control scheme, were shown to be infected with the metastrongylid parasite angiostrongylus vasorum. pathological lesions associated with angiostrongylosis in the fox are described and compared to reported lesions of a. vasorum infection in the dog. the lesions observed in the foxes seemed to be less severe and mainly confined to the ventral parts of the lung lobes which showed granulomatous pneumonia. right ventricular hypertrophy of the heart was present ... | 1991 | 1928794 |
| angiostrongylus vasorum: transmission in south east england. | | 1990 | 2368287 |
| immunopathogenesis of canine angistrongylosis: pulmonary effects of infection. | deposits of immunoglobulins, complement, and fibrinogen were localized in the lungs of angiostrongylus vasorum-infected dogs. in acutely infected dogs, significant deposits of iga, igg and igm, complement, and fibrinogen were seen. the predominant immunoglobulin noted in infections of longer duration was igg. the continued presence of fibrinogen as the predominant protein deposited suggested a continuation of intravascular coagulation. this was borne out by demonstrating luminal deposits of fibr ... | 1988 | 3053023 |
| angiostrongylus vasorum in a terrier. | | 1987 | 3590578 |
| coagulation abnormalities associated with acute angiostrongylus vasorum infection in dogs. | ten dogs were experimentally infected with 150 3rd-stage larvae of the lungworm angiostrongylus vasorum (baillet, 1866). blood samples obtained once a week for 5 weeks after infection was induced were examined for coagulation alterations. thrombocytopenia developed in infected dogs before and after parasitic patency, which occurred 6 weeks after infection was induced. prolongation of activated partial thromboplastin time and thrombocytopenia initially were associated with periods of larval migra ... | 1986 | 3800129 |
| [angiostrongylus vasorum (nematoda) and its migration in the small intestine (duodenum) of a dog]. | larvae of angiostrongylus vasorum in the third stage of its migration through the wall of the duodenum are demonstrated histologically. greatly dilated lymph capillaries are found here, particularly in the inner circular muscle layer. | 1986 | 3825238 |
| [angiostrongylus vasorum (baillet, 1866) nematoda: protostrongylidae, in dogs of minas gerais, brazil]. | for the first time angiostrongylus vasorum in canis familiaris in minas gerais state, brazil, is described. the description and measurements of three males and ten females are presented together with a diagram of the parasite. | 1985 | 3836330 |
| angiostrongylosis in a greyhound. | angiostrongylus vasorum infection was diagnosed at necropsy of a greyhound imported from ireland. granulomatous masses and pulmonary arterial thrombosis were associated with adult and larval stages of metastrongyle nematodes. hemorrhages, widespread in subcutaneous tissue and muscle masses and at serosal surfaces, were suggestive of the onset of the bleeding disorder that has been seen in angiostrongylosis in europe. the mollusks that can serve as intermediate hosts are known to be common in the ... | 1985 | 3997629 |
| angiostrongylus vasorum (baillet, 1866) infestation in a greyhound kennels. | | 1973 | 4705867 |
| [the african giant snail (achatina fulica) as experimental intermediate host of angiostrongylus vasorum (nematoda) (author's transl)]. | | 1974 | 4849972 |
| [larval development of angiostrongylus vasorum (baillet, 1866) in the arionidae organism]. | | 1965 | 4954731 |
| [transmission of angiostrongylus vasorum (baillet, 1866) to wild canidae]. | | 1965 | 4954793 |
| [blood eosinophilia and experimental infestation of dogs by angiostrongylus vasorum (baillet, 1866) and by angiostrongylus cantonensis (chen 1935)]. | | 1966 | 4956266 |
| [larval development of angiostrongylus vasorum (baillet, 1866) in the body of various species of terrestrial mollusks]. | | 1969 | 4975508 |
| [migrations and evolution of angiostrongylus vasorum (baillet, 1866) in dogs]. | | 1969 | 4983280 |
| [action in vivo of imidazole derivatives, pyridine and pyrimidine, on angiostrongylus vasorum]. | | 1970 | 4987735 |
| [attempts of transmission of angiostrongylus vasorum (baillet 1886) to the cat]. | | 1970 | 4990602 |
| [1st attempts of immunological diagnosis of canine angiostrongylosis due to angiostrongylus vasorum]. | | 1971 | 4998137 |
| angiostrongylus vasorum and other worms in dogs in uganda. | | 1972 | 5080614 |
| life history of the canine lungworm angiostrongylus vasorum (baillet). | | 1970 | 5414275 |
| diagnostic morphology of the third-stage larvae of angiostrongylus cantonensis, angiostrongylus vasorum, aelurostrongylus abstrusus, and anafilaroides rostratus (nematoda: metastrongyloidea). | | 1970 | 5445821 |
| [study of the cutaneous hypersensitivity reaction (i.d.r.) during experimental angiostrongylus cantonensis and angiostrongylus vasorum infections]. | | 1970 | 5537815 |
| eosinophilic variations and electrophoretic analysis of plasma of dogs infected with angiostrongylus vasorum (baillet 1866). | | 1971 | 5566713 |
| angiostrongylus vasorum (baillet, 1866) in red foxes (vulpes vulpes l.) in italy. | | 1984 | 6530725 |
| angiostrongylus vasorum infection in dogs and slugs. | | 1982 | 7147643 |
| angiostrongylus vasorum infection in dogs in cornwall. | | 1980 | 7355562 |
| canine angiostrongylosis: a review. | angiostrongylus vasorum has been recognised as a cause of respiratory and circulatory distress among dogs in southwestern france for more than a decade, and the nematode now appears to be of increasing importance in the british isles and denmark. the aim of this review is to give a concise account of present knowledge of this intriguing parasitosis. | 1994 | 7863592 |
| occurrence of angiostrongylus vasorum in the lungs of the brazilian fox dusicyon vetulus. | angiostrongylus vasorum infection was detected for the first time in eight foxes (dusicyon vetulus) captured in the south of the state of minas gerais, brazil. two crossbred dogs were successfully infected orally with larvae from the foxes' faeces. | 1994 | 8006392 |
| angiostrongylus vasorum infection in seven dogs. | angiostrongylus vasorum infection was diagnosed in six dogs by the identification of larvae in sputum or faeces, or by the identification of adult worms post mortem. in another dog strong evidence of the condition was obtained but no parasites were identified. in four cases the main clinical signs were coughing and dyspnoea, but one dog had exercise intolerance and no history of coughing. one dog in which larvae were found in the faeces had no clinical signs that were related to the infection. a ... | 1993 | 8303806 |
| the common frog (rana temporaria) as a potential paratenic and intermediate host for angiostrongylus vasorum. | common frogs (rana temporaria) were exposed either to third-stage larvae (l3) or to first-stage larvae (l1) of angiostrongylus vasorum. following exposure to l3, viable larvae could be detected in the frogs for at least 2 weeks. following exposure to l1, the frogs developed viable l3 in their tissues within 30 days. in a test of the infectivity of these larvae, one fox was fed frogs previously infected with l3 and another fox was fed frogs previously infected with l1. on autopsy it was found tha ... | 1993 | 8415550 |
| role of chronic disseminated intravascular coagulation in a case of canine angiostrongylosis. | a dog whose major clinical signs suggested a coagulopathy, is described. the dog had a history of bleeding episodes and had a severe regenerative anaemia. by using specific factor assays, the coagulopathy was found to be due to a consumptive intravascular process that resembled chronic disseminated intravascular coagulation. subsequent investigations identified angiostrongylus vasorum as the cause. | 1996 | 8737263 |
| angiostrongylus vasorum infection in foxes (vulpes vulpes) in cornwall. | a post mortem examination on a young fox which had been observed to be clinically ill revealed a severe infection with angiostrongylus vasorum. a further 11 foxes were examined and four were infected with the parasite; three of these also had advanced lesions of sarcoptic mange. the cases all occurred outside the previously defined focus of endemic infection for dogs in cornwall and they appear to be the first recorded cases of a vasorum in foxes in the united kingdom. | 1996 | 8931300 |
| a helminthological survey of wild red foxes (vulpes vulpes) from the metropolitan area of copenhagen. | sixty-eight red foxes were collected from the metropolitan area of copenhagen and examined for helminth infections. standard faecal flotations for intestinal parasites gave the following results: strongyle eggs (75.0%), capillaria eggs (36.8%), toxocara eggs (23.5%), taenia eggs (1.5%), and coccidia oocysts (2.9%). gastrointestinal helminths were collected from 21 of the 68 foxes with the following specimens found: uncinaria stenocephala (85.7%), toxocara canis (81.0%), taenia spp. (38.1%), meso ... | 1996 | 8960222 |
| hypovolaemic shock after anthelmintic treatment of canine angiostrongylosis. | canine angiostrongylosis was diagnosed in a whippet with typical signs of respiratory and circulatory distress. subclinical angiostrongylus vasorum infections were also demonstrated in two other whippets belonging to the same owner. all three dogs were given standard anthelmintic levamisole treatment combined with corticosteroids. two days after initiation of treatment, one of the subclinically infected dogs developed severe hypovolaemic shock that required intravenous fluid therapy and corticos ... | 1996 | 8981281 |
| rupture of femoral artery in a dog infected with angiostrongylus vasorum. | a crossbred bitch, infected with angiostrongylus vasorum, died on the 46th day post infection. post mortem findings showed that the rupture of the femoral artery was the cause of death. a. vasorum was present in the femoral artery. | 1996 | 8983158 |
| immune-mediated thrombocytopenia associated with angiostrongylus vasorum infection in a dog. | a three-year-old weimaraner was presented with lethargy, anorexia, neck pain and a soft fluctuant swelling in the thoracic inlet. a cough had been noted previously. clinical examination revealed tachycardia, tachypnoea, pallor and a large subcutaneous swelling, with bruising, suggestive of a haematoma in the thoracic inlet. thoracic radiographs revealed a cranial mediastinal mass which had the ultrasonographic appearance of fluid, and there was also a marked generalised interstitial lung pattern ... | 1999 | 10385868 |
| angiostrongylus vasorum in dogs. | | 2001 | 11266011 |
| angiostrongylus vasorum in a dog in surrey. | | 2001 | 11271925 |
| angiostrongylus vasorum in dogs. | | 2001 | 11289561 |
| angiostrongylus vasorum in dogs. | | 2001 | 11292098 |
| helminth parasites of the eurasian badger (meles meles l.) in spain: a biogeographic approach. | eighty-five eurasian badgers, meles meles (linnaeus, 1758), from four mainland biogeographic spanish areas were analysed for helminths. seventeen helminth species were found: brachylaima sp., euparyphium melis and euryhelmis squamula (trematoda), atriotaenia incisa and mesocestoides sp. (cestoda) and aelurostrongylus pridhami, angiostrongylus vasorum, aonchotheca putorii, crenosoma melesi, mastophorus muris, molineus patens, pearsonema plica, physaloptera sibirica, strongyloides sp., trichinella ... | 2001 | 11355672 |
| [a case of canine angiostrongylosis]. | a six-month old bitch presenting a sub-lingual mucocele and hematoma associated with coagulation disorders died four days after the surgical treatment of the mucocele. the necropsy revealed a canine angiostrongylosis, a disease rarely seen in switzerland. this article summarizes the biology of angiostrongylus vasorum and describes the lesions and symptoms caused by this cardio-pulmonary helminthosis, as well as its diagnosis and treatment. the connections between angiostrongylosis and coagulatio ... | 2001 | 11434208 |
| helminths in the wolf, canis lupus, from north-western spain. | fifteen helminth species were collected from 47 wolves (canis lupus ) which were surveyed from 1993 to 1999 in northwestern spain. these included the trematode alaria alata (2.1%); the cestodes taenia hydatigena (44.7%), t. multiceps (29.8%), t. serialis (2.1%), dipylidium caninum (6.4%) and mesocestoides sp. aff. litteratus (4.2%); and the nematodes pearsonema plica (7.4%), trichuris vulpis (10.6%), trichinella britovi (12.8%), ancylostoma caninum (8.5%), uncinaria stenocephala (51.1%), toxocar ... | 2001 | 11520444 |
| hematological and coagulation profiles in dogs experimentally infected with angiostrongylus vasorum (baillet, 1866). | hematological and coagulation profiles were studied in crossbred dogs experimentally infected with angiostrongylus vasorum. two groups of five dogs were experimentally inoculated with 50 and 100 third stage infective larvae (l(3)) of a. vasorum per kilogram of body weight. a third group of five uninfected animals was used as control. one sample of 10 ml of blood was collected from each animal on the 10, 20, 30, and 45 days after inoculation (dai) and at 30-day intervals thereafter for the remain ... | 2002 | 11809333 |
| western blot analysis of the humoral response of dogs experimentally infected with angiostrongylus vasorum (baillet, 1866). | seven cross-bred dogs were inoculated with angiostrongylus vasorum and serum samples were analyzed using the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (elisa) and western blot (wb). elisa detected specific antibodies anti-a. vasorum, from 14 to 28 days after inoculation (dai) and persisted throughout the experiment. using wb, the main antigens detected had molecular weight of approximately 115, 102, 86, 76, 69, 56, 41, 32, 28, 20-22 and 10kda. | 2002 | 11992714 |
| a method to obtain axenic angiostrongylus vasorum first-stage larvae from dog feces. | an improved method to obtain a large number of axenic larvae of angiostrongylus vasorum from fecal samples was developed in the present study. the procedure here in reported consisted of obtaining larvae using a modified baermann technique, followed by an additional filtration step. this isolation technique recovered almost 90% of the living larvae in a clean preparation. isolated larvae were submitted to decontamination treatments with either sodium hypochlorite or antibiotic cocktail solutions ... | 2003 | 12489005 |
| angiostrongylus vasorum infection in 2 dogs from newfoundland. | described are the first antemortem diagnosis made via fecal examination using the baermann technique and the first postmortem recovery of endemic angiostrongylus vasorum in dogs from north america, specifically the avalon peninsula of newfoundland. in one dog, a. vasorum was recovered and identified at postmortem; gross and histologic lesions are described. | 2002 | 12497965 |
| endoparasites in dogs and cats in germany 1999-2002. | infections with endoparasites in dogs and cats have been determined by analysing the results of faecal examinations (flotation, mifc, sedimentation, baermann, smear, prospect giardia microplate assay). samples of 8438 dogs and 3167 cats from the years 1999 until 2002 have been included in the investigation. 2717 dogs (32.2%) and 771 cats (24.3%) have been infected with endoparasites. in the infected dogs the following parasites have been identified: class nematodea: toxocara canis: 22.4%, toxasc ... | 2003 | 12928886 |
| extraintestinal nematode infections of red foxes (vulpes vulpes) in hungary. | a survey was carried out to investigate the prevalence and worm burden of extraintestinal nematodes in 100 red foxes (vulpes vulpes) of hungary. the overall prevalence of nematode infections of the respiratory tract was 76%. eucoleus aerophilus (capillaria aerophila) was the predominant species (66%), followed by crenosoma vulpis (24%), eucoleus (capillaria) böhmi (8%) and angiostrongylus vasorum (5%). pearsonema (capillaria) plica was found in 52% of the urinary bladders. in 3% of the foxes, tr ... | 2003 | 12944046 |
| [role of the limacidae in the evolutive cycle of angiostrongylus vasorum (baillet, 1866)]. | | 1960 | 13709599 |
| angiostrongylus vasorum (baillet, 1866) kamensky, 1905: emergence of third-stage larvae from infected biomphalaria glabrata snails. | biomphalaria glabrata snails were experimentally infected with angiostrongylus vasorum first-stage larvae and divided into four groups of 30 snails. to assess the shedding of third-stage larvae (l3), the snails were maintained under different stimuli: group 1 60 w light bulb for 24 h, group 2 37 degrees c water bath for 24 h, group 3 room temperature (23-25 degrees c) for 24 h, group 4 room temperature (23-25 degrees c) for up to 15 days. after 24 h, a total of 512 a. vasorum l3, alive and activ ... | 2003 | 14557873 |
| reversible pulmonary hypertension presenting simultaneously with an atrial septal defect and angiostrongylosis in a dog. | a one-year-old female neutered beagle was presented with marked abdominal effusion. echocardiography showed marked dilatation of the right cardiac chambers, an atrial septal defect and severe tricuspid insufficiency. systolic pulmonary arterial pressure (spap), evaluated by continuous wave doppler echocardiography, was very high (80 mmhg), with a right to left interatrial shunt. the radiographic images were compatible with widespread pneumonitis. numerous larvae of angiostrongylus vasorum were v ... | 2004 | 15116890 |
| radiographic findings in 16 dogs infected with angiostrongylus vasorum. | thoracic radiographs of 16 dogs infected naturally with angiostrongylus vasorum showed signs of bronchial thickening, an interstitial pattern and a multifocal and/or peripheral alveolar pattern. in dogs treated with fenbendazole, follow-up radiographs showed that the alveolar pattern had resolved and a mild, hazy interstitial pattern had developed. in contrast with dogs with heartworm (dirofilaria immitis), no pulmonary vascular lesions were identified. | 2004 | 15119894 |
| ectopic location of adult worms and first-stage larvae of angiostrongylus vasorum in an infected dog. | a mongrel dog with angiostrongylosis died suddenly and was submitted to necropsy. post-mortem findings showed adult worms in ectopic locations. this is the first report of angiostrongylus vasorum adult worms being found within the pericardial sac and in the lumen of the bladder of an infected dog. a total of 587 a. vasorum first-stage larvae were recovered from different organs and tissues after concentration using baermann apparatus. | 2004 | 15135869 |
| 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 |
| angiostrongylus vasorum infection in 23 dogs (1999-2002). | angiostrongylosis was diagnosed in 23 dogs presenting to the queen mother hospital for animals between june 1999 and august 2002. the animals' clinical records were reviewed retrospectively and certain risk factors were compared with a control population of 3407 dogs. twenty-two of the 23 dogs were from south-east england and dogs from surrey (n=8) were significantly overrepresented. there were also significantly more cavalier king charles spaniels (n=5) and staffordshire bull terriers (n=5) amo ... | 2004 | 15460201 |
| angiostrongylus vasorum: a real heartbreaker. | recent reports suggest that the canine heartworm angiostrongylus vasorum is expanding from traditional endemic foci in several parts of the world. we are ill placed to judge the causes and potential consequences of this expansion because of a lack of knowledge about fundamental aspects of the biology of the parasite. we call for a renewed focus on this important but neglected nematode. | 2005 | 15664523 |
| biochemical serum profiles in dogs experimentally infected with angiostrongylus vasorum (baillet, 1866). | the biochemical profiles of crossbred dogs experimentally infected with the parasite angiostrongylus vasorum were studied. two groups of five dogs were experimentally inoculated with 50 and 100 third stage infective larvae (l3) of a. vasorum per kilogram of body weight. a third group of five uninfected animals were used as control. serum from these animals were used for biochemical tests to measure total and fractioned proteins, urea, creatinine and to determine the activities of aspartate (ast) ... | 2004 | 15725541 |
| hypercalcaemia associated with angiostrongylus vasorum in three dogs. | hypercalcaemia was identified in three dogs that presented primarily for evaluation of respiratory disease. angiostrongylosis was diagnosed in all three cases and both the respiratory signs and the hypercalcaemia resolved with treatment. infection with angiostrongylus vasorum is known to lead to formation of pulmonary granulomata. granulomatous disease in humans may lead to hypercalcaemia secondary to increased unregulated production of 1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol by activated macrophages in t ... | 2005 | 15736814 |
| intracranial haemorrhage associated with angiostrongylus vasorum infection in three dogs. | this report describes three dogs with intracranial haemorrhage secondary to severe coagulation defects associated with angiostrongylus vasorum infection. the initial case was diagnosed at necropsy, with two subsequent cases diagnosed antemortem and successfully treated. the dogs ranged in age from 14 months to four years and were presented for evaluation of a severe, subacute onset of suspected cerebral disease. magnetic resonance imaging performed on all three dogs was suggestive of multiple ar ... | 2005 | 15736817 |
| [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 |
| prevalence of trichinella larvae and extra-intestinal nematodes in norwegian red foxes (vulpes vulpes). | a survey of the parasitic fauna of the norwegian red fox (vulpes vulpes) population was carried out in 1994/1995 and 2002-2005. all foxes were killed during the licensed hunting season from october to april and, in total, 393 animals from all regions of the country were examined. the present study details the results of extra-intestinal nematode and trichinella larvae examinations. all individuals were examined for trichinella, using routine digestion methods. parasitological examination of the ... | 2006 | 16378689 |
| angiostrongylus vasorum infection in a coyote (canis latrans) from newfoundland and labrador, canada. | tissue samples and feces were collected from a dead, adult female coyote (canis latrans) found at the side of the road in late march 2003 in the avalon peninsula region of newfoundland, canada. the coyote apparently died of vehicular-related trauma. samples of lung, brain, heart, liver, and kidney were fixed in formalin and submitted for histologic examination. the entire remaining lung and heart also were submitted for examination. the coyote was diagnosed with moderate, multifocal, granulomato ... | 2005 | 16456176 |
| helminths of red foxes (vulpes vulpes) in denmark. | an epidemiological study of helminths in 1040 red foxes collected from various localities in denmark during 1997-2002, revealed 21 helminth species at autopsy, including nine nematode species: capillaria plica (prevalence 80.5%), capillaria aerophila (74.1%), crenosoma vulpis (17.4%), angiostrongylus vasorum (48.6% from northern zealand (endemic area)), toxocara canis (59.4%), toxascaris leonina (0.6%), uncinaria stenocephala (68.6%), ancylostoma caninum (0.6%), and trichuris vulpis (0.5%); seve ... | 2006 | 16580775 |
| serum fructosamine concentrations in 59 dogs naturally infected with angiostrongylus vasorum. | retrospectively, 89 cases of dogs infected with angiostrongylus vasorum were examined. fifty-nine of these 89 dogs fulfilled the criteria of not being dually infected with crenosoma vulpis as well as having a full biochemistry profile including serum fructosamine available. the mean serum fructosamine value of the 59 dogs was 236 micromol/l (reference value 258-348 micromol/l) and significantly lower than the serum fructosamine level of 314 micromol/l in a control group of 42 clinically healthy ... | 2006 | 16737518 |
| effect of angiostrongylus vasorum infection on biomphalaria tenagophila susceptibility to schistosoma mansoni. | concomitant infection with different parasites may be a helpful laboratorial strategy leading to the better understanding of the mechanisms used by the internal defense system (ids) of gastropoda to deal with helminth infection, such as schistosoma mansoni. this work reports the effect of co-infection of angiostrongylus vasorum and s. mansoni in hemocyte activity and in the outcome of infection. the simultaneous infection resulted in an increase of snail susceptibility to s. mansoni. in contrast ... | 2006 | 16750811 |
| larval output of infected and re-infected dogs with angiostrongylus vasorum (baillet, 1866) kamensky, 1905. | canine angiostrongylosis is a nematode infection in domestic dogs and wild canids. a natural infection in a domestic dog frequently leads to pneumonia, loss of physical performance, coughing, anemia, cardiac insufficiency, pulmonary fibrosis and death. the main diagnostic method is based on the finding of angiostrongylus vasorum first-stage larvae (l1) in infected dog feces. with this objective, 11 experimentally exposed to 100 third-stage larvae (l3) per kilogram of body weight (mean = 885.45 l ... | 2006 | 16769176 |
| brain and spinal cord haemorrhages associated with angiostrongylus vasorum infection in four dogs. | multifocal haemorrhages associated with angiostrongylus vasorum infection were observed in the central nervous system of four dogs with neurological signs including depression, seizures, spinal pain and paresis. in magnetic resonance images the majority of the lesions were isointense or slightly hyperintense in t1-weighted images, hyperintense in t2-weighted images and hypointense in t2*-weighted (gradient echo) images, compatible with haemorrhages more than seven days old. lesions were found in ... | 2006 | 16798954 |
| angiostrongylus vasorum in canids. | | 2006 | 16829606 |
| severe pulmonary arterial hypertension due to angiostrongylosus vasorum in a dog. | a dog was presented with a history of dyspnea, coughing, and ascites. angiostrongylosis and severe pulmonary arterial hypertension (pah) were found, as well as a marked discordance between the electrical and mechanical events of the heart. pulmonary arterial hypertension related to angiostrongylus vasorum has rarely been reported. | 2006 | 16933559 |
| the first report of aelurostrongylus falciformis in norwegian badgers (meles meles). | the first report of aelurostrongylus falciformis (schlegel 1933) in fennoscandian badgers is described. routine parasitological examination of nine norwegian badgers, at the national veterinary institute during 2004 and 2005, identified a. falciformis in the terminal airways of five of the animals. the first stage larvae (l1) closely resembled, in size and morphology, those of angiostrongylus vasorum (baillet 1866). the diagnosis for both a. falciformis and a. vasorum is frequently based on the ... | 2006 | 16987402 |
| angiostrongylus vasorum (french heartworm) in a dog imported into australia. | this report describes a case of angiostonglyus vasorum infection, sometimes referred to as french heartworm disease, in a dog imported into western australia from the united kingdom. diagnosis was made by identification of first stage larvae on fine needle aspiration of a consolidated lung lobe. first stage larvae were also identified in the faeces by the baermann technique. the main clinical signs in this case were coughing and tachypnoea. the dog was treated successfully with fenbendazole at 5 ... | 2007 | 17300449 |
| efficacy and safety of imidacloprid/moxidectin spot-on solution and fenbendazole in the treatment of dogs naturally infected with angiostrongylus vasorum (baillet, 1866). | a randomized, blinded, controlled multicentre field trial study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy and safety of imidacloprid 10%/moxidectin 2.5% spot-on solution and fenbendazole in treating dogs naturally infected with angiostrongylus vasorum. dogs were randomly treated either with a single dose of 0.1 ml/kg bodyweight of imidacloprid 10%/moxidectin 2.5% spot-on solution or with 25 mg/kg bodyweight fenbendazole per os for 20 days. the study period was 42 days with dogs being examined on da ... | 2007 | 17544583 |
| gastrointestinal parasites of shepherd and hunting dogs in the serres prefecture, northern greece. | a total of 281 faecal samples from owned shepherd and hunting dogs were collected in the serres prefecture, northern greece and were examined for the presence of intestinal parasites. the overall prevalence of parasitism was 26% and the 11 species found were: toxocara canis (12.8%), trichuris vulpis (9.6%), giardia spp. (4.3%), isospora (cystoisospora) spp. (3.9%), ancylostoma/uncinaria spp. (2.8%), cryptosporidium spp. (2.8%), alaria alata (2.5%), strongyloides stercoralis (1.8%), angiostrongyl ... | 2007 | 17573197 |
| serologic detection of angiostrongylus vasorum infection in dogs. | angiostrongylus vasorum, french heartworm, is a metastrongylid nematode infecting the pulmonary arteries and right heart of wild and domestic canids in various regions of the world. infection in dogs can result in fatal cardiopulmonary disease. a single endemic focus of a. vasorum in north america occurs in the southeastern portion of newfoundland, canada. dogs are currently diagnosed by detection of first-stage larvae shed in feces using the baermann technique or fecal flotation. however, these ... | 2008 | 17981397 |
| identification of stage-specific proteins of angiostrongylus vasorum (baillet, 1866) kamensky. | sera of ten dogs infected with angiostrongylus vasorum were analyzed by immunoblotting proteins of first stage larvae (l1) and adult parasites. the molecular weights (m.w.) of the principal l1 proteins identified by igg, igm, iga, and ige were 18-118 kda and those of the adult parasite were 28-209 kda. the l1 proteins had not been recognized by igg, igm, and iga antibodies in sera of dogs naturally infected with toxocara canis, ancylostoma caninum, and dipylidium caninum, although only weakly by ... | 2008 | 18060430 |
| haematological and biochemical changes in dogs naturally infected with angiostrongylus vasorum before and after treatment. | haematological and biochemical parameters were studied prospectively in 48 dogs naturally infected with angiostrongylus vasorum in a primary care setting. samples for analysis were obtained when treatment was started and 42days afterwards. prior to treatment, 21% of affected dogs exhibited eosinophilia, whereas increased total white blood cell (wbc) counts and neutrophilia were observed in only 4.2%. wbc counts and concentrations of neutrophils, eosinophils and monocytes decreased significantly ... | 2009 | 18083051 |
| pathological findings in dogs naturally infected with angiostrongylus vasorum in newfoundland and labrador, canada. | fifty-six dogs from st. john's, newfoundland, canada, were evaluated for angiostrongylus vasorum infection. small numbers of nematodes were found within pulmonary arteries of 6 dogs. larvae were identified in fecal samples in 2 of 6 dogs. all 6 dogs had multifocal granulomatous pneumonia and sometimes foci of chronic thrombosis, which varied from very mild to severe. one dog had extensive pulmonary lesions resulting in cor pulmonale. right heart failure was characterized by right ventricular hyp ... | 2008 | 18182502 |
| occurrence of fatal canine angiostrongylus vasorum infection in italy. | two cases of fatal canine angiostrongylosis, occurred in a short-time between them in italy, are described. both animals presented with severe cardio-respiratory signs and died shortly after admission. at necropsy, both dogs showed lung haemorrhagic lesions, thrombosis of the pulmonary arteries and dilatation of the right heart chambers. adult nematodes, identified as angiostrongylus vasorum, were recovered from the heart and/or the pulmonary arteries of the dead animals. the present report focu ... | 2008 | 18215469 |
| angiostrongylus vasorum and eucoleus aerophilus in foxes (vulpes vulpes) in great britain. | the nematode parasite angiostrongylus vasorum is a source of increasing concern in several parts of the world, where it causes significant disease in dogs. wild canids, especially foxes, are likely to have a role in the epidemiology of canine infection, and the parasite could also affect fox health and population dynamics. the heart and pulmonary vasculature of 546 foxes culled mostly by gamekeepers in great britain in 2005-2006 were examined by dissection and a modified flushing technique. fort ... | 2008 | 18407416 |
| unusual presentation of angiostrongylus vasorum in dogs. | | 2008 | 18480027 |
| angiostrongylus vasorum causing meningitis and detection of parasite larvae in the cerebrospinal fluid of a pug dog. | this case report describes the presence of angiostrongylus vasorum larvae in cerebrospinal fluid in an 11-month-old pug dog and the relative magnetic resonance images compatible with a focal meningitis. clinical signs were compatible with a cerebellar lesion, and diagnosis was confirmed by parasitological analysis on faecal and endotracheal lavage samples. treatment with fenbendazole and prednisolone resulted in a complete resolution of the clinical signs in two months time. a vasorum infection ... | 2008 | 18482326 |
| haemothorax associated with angiostrongylus vasorum infection in a dog. | angiostrongylosis was diagnosed in a dog presenting with haemothorax on the basis of detection of angiostrongylus vasorum first-stage larvae both in the pleural effusion and in faeces. a one-year-old, male, mixed-breed dog was presented with fever, depression and persistent cough of one month's duration. clinical examination revealed temperature of 39.5 degrees c, loud bronchovesicular sounds on thoracic auscultation and attenuated cardiac sounds. thoracic radiographs showed a moderate bilateral ... | 2008 | 18482330 |
| feline aelurostrongylosis and canine angiostrongylosis: a challenging diagnosis for two emerging verminous pneumonia infections. | aelurostrongylus abstrusus and angiostrongylus vasorum (nematoda, metastrongyloidea) are causative agents of verminous feline and canine pneumonia. both are presently emerging in several geographical areas and are of major clinical importance. given the range of parasitic and non-parasitic pathogens which may cause cardio-respiratory distress in dogs and cats, the unequivocal specific diagnosis of both diseases is pivotal for unravelling their epidemiology and central to therapy and control. sev ... | 2008 | 18775603 |
| cytological and parasitological analysis of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid for the diagnosis of angiostrongylus vasorum infection in dogs. | bronchoalveolar lavage (bal) is a procedure that retrieves cells and other elements from the lungs for evaluation, which helps in the diagnosis of many pulmonary diseases. the aims of this work were to perform this procedure in dogs in the acute and chronic phases of an angiostrongylus vasorum infection for cytological analysis and to evaluate the potential of this technique as a diagnostic method for this lung-heart worm. the bal procedure was performed through the use of an endotracheal tube o ... | 2008 | 18842343 |
| lungworm infections (angiostrongylus vasorum, crenosoma vulpis, aelurostrongylus abstrusus) in dogs and cats in germany and denmark in 2003-2007. | faecal samples of 4151 dogs from denmark, 958 dogs from germany and 231 cats from germany with clinical signs were examined for lungworm larvae using the baermann funnel technique between 2003 and 2007. in total, 3.6% of danish and german dogs shed lungworm larvae. in denmark, patent infections of dogs with angiostrongylus vasorum were more prevalent (2.2%) than those with crenosoma vulpis (1.4%). in denmark, the majority of a. vasorum- (98%) and c. vulpis-infected (80%) dogs originated from nor ... | 2009 | 19019555 |
| disseminated angiostrongylosis with fatal cerebral haemorrhages in two dogs in germany: a clinical case study. | canine angiostrongylosis is a nematode infection in domestic dogs and wild carnivores. few single case reports describing the occurrence of this disease in germany exist and until recently angiostrongylosis has not been considered endemic in this country. the present report focuses on clinical, pathological and parasitological findings in two cases of fatal disseminated canine angiostrongylosis associated with multifocal haemorrhages in the central nervous system. both animals, which lived in ge ... | 2009 | 19062192 |
| angiostrongylus vasorum from south america and europe represent distinct lineages. | angiostrongylus vasorum is a nematode parasite of sylvan and domestic species of the family canidae. it has a broad but patchy distribution worldwide, and there is evidence for geographical spread and increasing incidence of infection in recent years. while historically angiostrongylus-like nematodes identified in dogs and foxes have been described as a. vasorum in europe and angiocaulus raillieti in south america, more recent taxonomic revision has amalgamated these into a single species, a. va ... | 2009 | 19126274 |
| predatory activity of the fungi duddingtonia flagrans, monacrosporium thaumasium, monacrosporium sinense and arthrobotrys robusta on angiostrongylus vasorum first-stage larvae. | angiostrongylus vasorum is a nematode that parasitizes domestic dogs and wild canids. we compared the predatory capacity of isolates from the predatory fungi duddingtonia flagrans (ac001), monacrosporium thaumasium (nf34), monacrosporium sinense (sf53) and arthrobotrys robusta (i31) on first-stage larvae (l1) of a. vasorum under laboratory conditions. l1 a. vasorum were plated on 2% water-agar (wa) petri dishes marked into 4 mm diameter fields with the four grown isolates and a control without f ... | 2009 | 19216825 |
| quantitative computed tomography evaluation of pulmonary disease. | objective assessment of pulmonary disease from computed tomography (ct) examinations is desirable but difficult. when such assessments can be made, it is important that they are related to some part of the pathophysiologic process present. herein we propose that automated volume histogram analysis can yield data that allow differentiation of normal from abnormal lung, and that the magnitude of disease will have an association with objective ct indices. data from pulmonary ct images from 34 foxes ... | 2009 | 19241753 |
| pneumonia from angiostrongylus vasorum infection in a red panda (ailurus fulgens fulgens). | a 9-year-old, male, captive red panda (ailurus fulgens fulgens) in an urban zoo in the united kingdom presented with respiratory distress and weight loss. the animal was euthanatized, and a postmortem examination was performed. the lungs were diffusely consolidated with extensive mineralization. microscopically, there was extensive obliteration of normal pulmonary architecture by sheets and coalescing nodules of partially mineralized fibrous tissue and granulomatous inflammation centered on larg ... | 2009 | 19286513 |
| gastrointestinal parasites in dogs from the island of st. pierre off the south coast of newfoundland. | the present work was performed to survey the gastrointestinal parasites of domestic dogs (canis lupus familiaris) and also to determine if any were infected with angiostrongylus vasorum (french heartworm), on the french island of st. pierre off the south coast of newfoundland. a total of 57 fecal samples were collected and examined for intestinal parasites. the overall prevalence of parasitism was 57.9% and the six species found were: uncinaria stenocephala/ancylostoma caninum (47.4%), toxocara ... | 2009 | 19303213 |
| autochthonous angiostrongylus vasorum infection in dogs in the netherlands. | until recently, autochthonous infections with angiostrongylus vasorum were not thought to occur in the netherlands. however, in 2007 four dogs were diagnosed with angiostrongylosis. three of them had never left the country. subsequently, faecal samples from 485 dogs living in the same region where the positive dogs had been diagnosed in 2007 were collected through veterinarians, hunting associations and kennels between january and april 2008. a. vasorum larvae were found in faecal samples of fou ... | 2009 | 19304396 |
| a case of canine angiostrongylus vasorum in scotland confirmed by pcr and sequence analysis. | this report describes the first recognised case of angiostrongylus vasorum infection in a native scottish dog and its diagnostic confirmation using polymerase chain reaction. the use of this technique to definitively diagnose canine angiostrongylosis confirms the presence of this epidemiologically significant case. the implications of the changing distribution of this parasite are discussed. | 2009 | 19413751 |
| angiostrongylus vasorum infection in a fox in northern england. | | 2009 | 19429942 |