Dirofilaria immitis and Angiostrongylus vasorum: The current situation of two major canine heartworms in Portugal

Authors: Alho AM, Meireles J, Schnyder M, Cardoso L, Belo S, Deplazes P, de Carvalho LM
Publication Year: 2018
Journal: Veterinary Parasitology
Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0304401718300165?via%3Dihub%20

Cardiopulmonary nematodes are life-threatening pet parasites increasingly reported throughout Europe, with overlapping endemic areas. Dirofilaria immitis is a mosquito-borne whilst Angiostrongylus vasorum is a snail-borne pathogen. Both adult nematodes reside in the pulmonary arteries and right cardiac ventricle of domestic and wild canids, causing a wide spectrum of clinical presentations ranging from cough, dyspnoea and […]
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Lungworms and gastrointestinal parasites of domestic cats: a European perspective

Authors: Annoscia G, Beugnet F, Brianti E, Cantacessi C, Capelli G, Cardoso L, Cavalera MA, Colella V, Farkas R, Giannelli A, Halos L, Hinney B, Joachim A, Kirkova Z, Knaus M, Latrofa MS, Losson B, Madeira de Carvalho L, Maia C, Margarida Alho A, Mihalca AD, Mircean V, Miró G, Napoli E, Otranto D, Papadopoulos E, René-Martellet M, Schnyder M, Tamponi C, Varcasia A
Publication Year: 2017
Journal: International Journal for Parasitology
Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0020751917301017

With the exception of Aelurostrongylus abstrusus, feline lungworms have been poorly studied. Information on their distribution is patchy and mostly limited to case reports. In this study, the occurrence of feline lungworms and co-infecting gastrointestinal parasites has been investigated in 12 European countries (i.e. Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Switzerland […]
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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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Dirofilaria immitis and Angiostrongylus vasorum: The current situation of two major canine heartworms in Portugal

Lungworms and gastrointestinal parasites of domestic cats: a European perspective

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

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