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Survey of lungworm infection of domestic cats in Hungary. [PDF]
Acta Veterinaria Hungarica, 2019 From 61 settlements of 12 Hungarian counties, 303 domestic cats were included in this survey. Between autumn 2016 and spring 2018, fresh faecal samples were randomly collected and examined by flotation and by the Baermann-Wetzel method for the presence ...
Sára Kiszely +3 more
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Prevalence of feline lungworm Aelurostrongylus abstrusus in England. [PDF]
Veterinary Parasitology: Regional Studies and Reports, 2019 Infection of cats with lungworm Aelurostrongylus abstrusus has recently been documented in the UK. Here, we aimed to study the prevalence of A. abstrusus in fecal samples from cats across England.
H. Elsheikha +3 more
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Distribution of the feline lungworm in the USA based on fecal testing
Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery Open Reports, 2019 Objectives The aim of this study was to compile commercial reference laboratory data over a 10-year period to determine the distribution of Aelurostrongylus abstrusus , commonly known as feline lungworm, within the USA based on widespread fecal testing ...
Ariel J Carruth +4 more
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Development of a loop-mediated isothermal amplification detection assay for Dictyocaulus viviparus (Bloch, 1782) lungworm: DviLAMP [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary ScienceThe bovine lungworm, Dictyocaulus viviparus (Bloch, 1782), is highly pathogenic and disease outbreaks can be difficult to predict and manage. Rapid and accurate diagnosis is vital, but without a sensitive diagnostic test this remains challenging in ...
Sirapat Nak-on +11 more
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Prevalence and Risk Factors of Lungworm Infection in Small Ruminants in Selected Districts of Wolaita Zone, Southern Ethiopia [PDF]
Journal of Parasitology ResearchAmong small ruminants, lungworms are important parasitic nematodes that infect the lower respiratory tract and are implicated in a high mortality and morbidity rate. However, the magnitude and its determinants of lungworm infection in the study districts
Wondimu Tessema +2 more
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Respiratory distress associated with lungworm infection in a kitten [PDF]
Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery Open Reports, 2016 Case summary A 5-month-old feral kitten developed worsening respiratory signs, including tachypnea, coughing and wheezing after standard anthelmintic treatment with fenbendazole at a local shelter. The kitten was referred to the University of California,
Melissa M Hawley +5 more
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Lungworm in cattle: epidemiology, pathology and immunobiology [PDF]
, 2018 The bovine lungworm, Dictyocaulus viviparus, causes disease in all ages of cattle and in addition to having a self-evident effect on animal welfare, it can have a considerable economic impact at fa...
A. Forbes
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Parasites & Vectors, 2023 The diagnostics of ruminant parasites remains one of the cornerstones for parasite control best practices. Field veterinarians have several techniques at their disposal (fecal egg count, coproculture, FAMACHA®, plasma pepsinogen, ELISA- Ostertagia ...
G. Sabatini +11 more
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Pathogens, 2023 The rat lungworm, Angiostrongylus cantonensis, is an emerging parasite that can cause eosinophilic meningitis in humans. Over the past 60 years, the worm has greatly expanded its original Asian distribution to most tropical and subtropical areas of the ...
M. Galán-Puchades +5 more
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Stressed snails release Angiostrongylus cantonensis (rat lungworm) larvae in their slime
One Health, 2023 This study investigated the influence of stress on release of Angiostrongylus cantonensis larvae from a snail host, Parmarion martensi. We subjected 140 infected, wild-caught P.
Randi L. Rollins +2 more
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