Canine angiostrongylosis in Italy: occurrence of Angiostrongylus vasorum in dogs with compatible clinical pictures
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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.
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The positive percentage for A. vasorum found in this study (13.2%) is very high compared with other studies.
“The positive percentage found in our present study (13.2 %), even if is not comparable with the prevalence of the other study because of the different epidemiological unit considered, is very high if compared other studies [33, 34].”
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- Authors
- Traversa, D., Di Cesare, A., Meloni, S., Frangipane di Regalbono, A., Milillo, P., Pampurini, F., & Venco, L.
- Affiliations
- University of Teramo (IT)
- Bayer (Italy) (IT)
- Corresponding author
- Traversa, Donato
- Venue
- Parasitology Research
- Published
- 2013-04-18
- Volume
- 112
- Issue
- 7
- Pages
- 2473-2480
- ISSN
- 0044-3255 (ISSN-L)
- 0932-0113
- 1432-1955
- PMC
- PMC3683398
- OpenAlex
- W2149771224
- Cited by
- 50
- References
- 43
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 7 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 7 · 2016: 3 · 2015: 6 · 2014: 10 · 2013: 1
- FWCI
- 7.11
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Locations
- Parasitology Research (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- UniTERAMO Research Catalog (University of Teramo) (submittedVersion)
- Padua Research Archive (University of Padova) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Insect Science › Mollusks and Parasites Studies
- Health Sciences › Veterinary › Small Animals › Helminth infection and control
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pathology and Forensic Medicine › Parasitic infections in humans and animals
- Keywords
- canine angiostrongylosis, Angiostrongylus vasorum, dogs, fecal egg detection, Baermann technique, differential diagnosis, clinical signs, cough, respiratory signs, moxidectin, Italy
- MeSH terms
- Angiostrongylus, Animals, Dog Diseases, Dogs, Female, Italy, Male, Prevalence, Strongylida Infections
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