Angiostrongylus vasorum infection in red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in southern Italy
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Angiostrongylus vasorum (Nematoda: Angiostrongylidae) infection was detected at post-mortem examination in the pulmonary arteries and hearts of 34/102 (33,3%) of red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) from the Campania Region in southern Italy. Pathological changes consisted of granulomatous interstitial pneumonia caused by larvae and intravascular pulmonary adult nematodes. These changes confirm that angiostrongylosis infection in red foxes has a mainly chronic course, in which the infected host may disperse parasite larvae in the environment over its lifetime. Results suggest that the life cycle of A. vasorum is well established in the red fox in the Campania Region representing a potential infection risk for dogs.
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In the same region, a prevalence of 33.3% of A. vasorum was found in red foxes at post-mortem examination.
“Also in the same region a prevalence of 33.3 % was found in red foxes at post-mortem examination [21] and the authors indicated the potential infection risk for dogs living in the same area.”
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- Authors
- Santoro, M., D’Alessio, N., Di Prisco, F., Neola, B., Restucci, B., Pagano, T. B., & Veneziano, V.
- Affiliations
- Sapienza University of Rome (IT)
- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Mezzogiorno (IT)
- University of Naples Federico II (IT)
- Corresponding author
- Santoro, Mario
- ORCID
- Venue
- Acta Parasitologica
- Published
- 2015-01-01
- Volume
- 60
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 356-9
- ISSN
- 1230-2821 (ISSN-L)
- 1896-1851
- OpenAlex
- W2035570286
- Cited by
- 22
- References
- 17
- Citations by year
- 2026: 4 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 3 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 1
- FWCI
- 2.13
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Acta Parasitologica (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Insect Science › Mollusks and Parasites Studies
- Health Sciences › Veterinary › Small Animals › Helminth infection and control
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
- Keywords
- Angiostrongylus vasorum, angiostrongyliasis, red fox, parasite life cycle, Campania
- MeSH terms
- Angiostrongylus, Animals, Foxes, Granuloma, Granulomatous Disease, Chronic, Heart, Histocytochemistry, Italy, Lung, Microscopy, Pulmonary Artery, Strongylida Infections, Lung Diseases, Interstitial
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