Canine Angiostrongylus vasorum [PDF]
Vlaams Diergeneeskundig Tijdschrift, 2011 The French heartworm Angiostrougylus vasorum is a parasitic nematode that lives in the pulmonary vessels and the heart of canids. Transmission occurs through ingestion of infected intermediate hosts, such as snails and slugs. There are increasing reports of autochthonous infections in our neighbouring countries.
Ilse Moeremans +4 more
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Elusive Angiostrongylus vasorum infections [PDF]
Parasites & Vectors, 2015 Background The parasitic nematode Angiostrongylus vasorum causes severe clinical signs in dogs. The disease is often challenging because infected animals are often presented with clinical signs overlapping those of other diseases.
Angela Di Cesare +9 more
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Coagulation Status in Dogs Naturally Infected with Angiostrongylus vasorum [PDF]
Pathogens, 2021 Angiostrongylus vasorum infection has been associated with coagulopathies including hyperfibrinolysis. We compared coagulation status including thromboelastometry (ROTEM) parameters in dogs naturally infected with A.
Nadja E. Sigrist +6 more
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The Angiostrongylus vasorum Excretory/Secretory and Surface Proteome Contains Putative Modulators of the Host Coagulation [PDF]
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2021 Angiostrongylus vasorum is a cardiopulmonary nematode of canids and is, among others, associated with bleeding disorders in dogs. The pathogenesis of such coagulopathies remains unclear. A deep proteomic characterization of sex specific A.
Nina Germitsch +5 more
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Nationwide Seroprevalence Survey of Angiostrongylus vasorum-Derived Antigens and Specific Antibodies in Dogs from Colombia [PDF]
Microorganisms, 2022 Angiostrongylus vasorum is a cardiopulmonary nematode, causing several clinical manifestations in dogs, e.g., severe respiratory signs, coagulopathy, and gastrointestinal or neurological signs.
Manuel Uribe +7 more
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Systemic Infection by Angiostrongylus vasorum in a Fennec (Vulpes zerda) in an Italian Zoological Garden [PDF]
Pathogens, 2022 This paper reported a case of a metastrongyloid nematode Angiostrongylus vasorum infection in a fennec (Vulpes zerda) kept in a zoo in central Italy. The fennec had shown paralysis of the hind limbs, anorexia, weakness and respiratory signs before death.
Valentina Galietta +9 more
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Microbiome dataset of the cardiopulmonary nematode Angiostrongylus vasorum. [PDF]
Data Brief, 2021 Angiostrongylus vasorum is an emerging parasitic nematode of dogs, red foxes, and other wild canids. The severity of infection in dogs ranges from subclinical to fatal cardiopulmonary and bleeding disorders collectively known as canine angiostrongylosis.
Tayyrov A, Schnyder M.
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Angiostrongylus vasorum: epidemiological, clinical and histopathological insights [PDF]
BMC Veterinary Research, 2014 Canine angiostrongylosis is a nematode infection in domestic dogs and wild carnivores. The present report focuses on epidemiological, clinical and histopathological findings in a case of fatal disseminated angiostrongylosis in a dog living in southern Italy and provides data on the extent of the spread of Angiostrongylus vasorum in the same area.A 4 ...
RINALDI, LAURA +6 more
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Simultaneous Exposure to Angiostrongylus vasorum and Vector-Borne Pathogens in Dogs from Italy [PDF]
Pathogens, 2021 Several drivers have recently fostered the expansion of Angiostrongylus vasorum throughout Europe, where Vector-Borne Pathogens (VBPs) are also spreading. However, the level of simultaneous risk of infection is still unknown in canine populations.
Simone Morelli +11 more
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Autochthonous Angiostrongylus vasorum in Finland. [PDF]
Vet Rec Open, 2019 Angiostrongylus vasorum has spread farther north in Europe. In this study, two autochthonous findings from dogs from Finland are described: in February 2014, the infection was diagnosed in a 10‐month‐old labrador retriever, and in February 2017, in a three‐year‐old French bulldog.
Tiškina V +5 more
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