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Lethal Angiostrongylus vasorum infection in a Hungarian dog

Lethal Angiostrongylus vasorum infection in a Hungarian dog Abstract During post-mortem examination of lungs and heart of a 7-month-old female French bulldog, 158 worms were collected from the lung vessels and they proved Angiostrongylus vasorum by their morphological and genetic identification by PCR. The histopathological investigation found a multifocal interstitial inflammation characterized by numerous lymphocytes and a smaller number of plasma cells and eosinophils whilst L1 stage larvae could be seen inside dilated alveoli. We suggested a lethal angiostrongylosis supposed to lead to a fatal effect. Our report attracts attention to the presence of the nematode A. vasorum as causative agent of canine cardiopulmonary disorder in the south-western region of Hungary. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Acta Parasitologica de Gruyter

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Publisher
de Gruyter
Copyright
Copyright © 2017 by the
ISSN
1230-2821
eISSN
1896-1851
DOI
10.1515/ap-2017-0027
pmid
28030338
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Abstract

Abstract During post-mortem examination of lungs and heart of a 7-month-old female French bulldog, 158 worms were collected from the lung vessels and they proved Angiostrongylus vasorum by their morphological and genetic identification by PCR. The histopathological investigation found a multifocal interstitial inflammation characterized by numerous lymphocytes and a smaller number of plasma cells and eosinophils whilst L1 stage larvae could be seen inside dilated alveoli. We suggested a lethal angiostrongylosis supposed to lead to a fatal effect. Our report attracts attention to the presence of the nematode A. vasorum as causative agent of canine cardiopulmonary disorder in the south-western region of Hungary.

Journal

Acta Parasitologicade Gruyter

Published: Mar 1, 2017

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