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Diagnosis and Treatment of Dirofilaria immitis in Two Cats From Italy. [PDF]

Vet Med Sci
Feline dirofilariosis is infrequent, and diagnosis may be overlooked. This study reports two cases of Dirofilaria immitis infections in cats from Central‐Northern Italy, diagnosed by both direct (antigenic test, molecular analyses) and indirect detection methods (indirect ELISA), as well as by imaging investigations (i.e., thoracic radiography and ...
Carbonara M, Venco L, Bossolini E, Roncetti G, Barrs VR, Otranto D.   +5 more
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Metastrongyloid Infection with Aelurostrongylus abstrusus, Troglostrongylus brevior, Oslerus rostratus and Angiostrongylus chabaudi in Feral Cats from the Canary Islands (Spain)

Animals, 2023
Lungworms are a major cause of feline respiratory disease, frequently underdiagnosed due to its presentation of symptoms being similar to that of other feline respiratory pathologies.
Katherine García-Livia, Ricardo Reyes, Virginia Amaro-Ramos, Edgar Baz-González, Natalia Martin-Carrillo, Eligia Rodríguez-Ponce, Pilar Foronda   +6 more
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Endoparasites of European Wildcats (Felis silvestris) in Greece [PDF]

Pathogens, 2021
The European wildcat (Felis silvestris) is the only wild felid living in Greece. Wildcat populations are declining due to anthropogenic and phenological unfavourable conditions, and parasites may have an additional negative impact.
Anastasia Diakou, Despina Migli, Dimitris Dimzas, Simone Morelli, Angela Di Cesare, Dionisios Youlatos, Petros Lymberakis, Donato Traversa   +7 more
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Prevalence of Pulmonary Nematodes in Cats and Lung Ultrasound Findings in Separate Animal Cohorts: A Coprological, Molecular and Clinical Study [PDF]

Animals
Background: Pulmonary nematodes are an underrecognized cause of respiratory disease in domestic cats, with diagnosis often complicated by nonspecific clinical signs and limitations of fecal-based testing.
Dawid Jańczak, Agata Moroz-Fik, Karolina Radziejewska, Aleksandra Kornelia Maj, Piotr Górecki, Jakub Kędziorek, Mateusz Antecki, Anna Maria Pyziel, Olga Szaluś-Jordanow   +8 more
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Is Angiostrongylosis a Realistic Threat for Domestic Cats? [PDF]

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2020
Three species of Angiostrongylus have been found in felids thus far, i.e., Angiostrongylus chabaudi, Angiostrongylus felineus and Angiostrongylus vasorum.
Angela Di Cesare, Simone Morelli, Mariasole Colombo, Giulia Simonato, Fabrizia Veronesi, Federica Marcer, Anastasia Diakou, Roberto D'Angelosante, Nikola Pantchev, Evanthia Psaralexi, Donato Traversa   +10 more
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Detection of Crenosoma spp., Angiostrongylus vasorum and Aelurostrongylus abstrusus in Gastropods in Eastern Austria [PDF]

Pathogens, 2020
Canine and feline cardiorespiratory parasites are of utmost relevance in veterinary medicine. Key epizootiological information on major pet metastrongyloids, i.e., Angiostrongylus vasorum and Crenosoma vulpis infecting dogs, and Aelurostrongylus ...
Hans-Peter Fuehrer, Simone Morelli, Julian Bleicher, Thomas Brauchart, Mirjam Edler, Nicole Eisschiel, Tatjana Hering, Sigrun Lercher, Karoline Mohab, Simon Reinelt, Theresa Stessl, Doris Fasching, Ricarda Nimphy, Anja Pelzl, Bita Shahi-Barogh, Licha Natalia Wortha, Karin Bakran-Lebl, Michael Duda, Helmut Sattmann, Roland Schaper, Donato Traversa, Anja Joachim   +21 more
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Feline Troglostrongylosis: Current Epizootiology, Clinical Features, and Therapeutic Options [PDF]

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2018
Parasitic bronchopneumonia plays an important role in feline respiratory medicine, thus it is receiving growing attention by researchers and practitioners.
Paolo E. Crisi, Angela Di Cesare, Andrea Boari   +2 more
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Re-Evaluation of a Hyperendemic Focus of Metastrongyloid Lungworm Infections in Gastropod Intermediate Hosts in Southern Germany [PDF]

Pathogens
The metastrongyloid nematodes Angiostrongylus vasorum, Aelurostrongylus abstrusus, and Crenosoma vulpis can cause severe cardiopulmonary and respiratory symptoms in domestic dogs and cats and free-ranging canids and felids (e.g., foxes, wolves, wild cats,
Alena Dusch, Lisa Segeritz, Judith Schmiedel, Anja Taubert, Carlos Hermosilla   +4 more
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Transmammary transmission of Troglostrongylus brevior feline lungworm: a lesson from our gardens. [PDF]

Vet Parasitol, 2020
Feline lungworms such as Aerulostrongylus abstrusus and Troglostrongylus brevior are snail-borne pathogens causing respiratory disease in domestic cats.
Bezerra-Santos MA, Mendoza-Roldan JA, Abramo F, Lia RP, Tarallo VD, Salant H, Brianti E, Baneth G, Otranto D.   +8 more
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Treatment of Troglostrongylus brevior (Metastrongyloidea, Crenosomatidae) in mixed lungworm infections using spot-on emodepside. [PDF]

J Feline Med Surg, 2015
Feline lungworms have long been known as pathogens of cats. However, an increased incidence of clinical cases in some areas has been the focus of a number of recent epidemiological and clinical studies. While Aelurostrongylus abstrusus causes respiratory
Di Cesare A, Iorio R, Crisi P, Paoletti B, Di Costanzo R, Dimitri CF, Traversa D.   +6 more
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