Seroprevalence of circulating Angiostrongylus vasorum antigen and parasite-specific antibodies in dogs from Portugal

• Authors: Alho AM, Belo S, de Carvalho LM, Deplazes P, Meireles J, Schaper R, Schnyder M
• Publication Year: 2016
• Journal: Parasitology Research
• Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4914520/

Angiostrongylus vasorum is a nematode that lives in the pulmonary arteries and right cardiac ventricle of domestic dogs and wild canids. It is increasingly being reported in several European countries and North America. This parasite induces inflammatory verminous pneumonia, causing severe respiratory disease in dogs. In some instances, coagulopathies, neurological signs and even death may occur. Scant […]
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