First report of fatal autochthonous angiostrongylosis in a dog in Greece.
Vet Parasitol Reg Stud Reports
; 23: 100519, 2021 01.
Article
in En
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| ID: mdl-33678374
ABSTRACT
Canine angiostrongylosis caused by Angiostrongylus vasorum is a life-threatening disease which is emerging in regions of Europe. Thus, there is the merit for a continuous epidemiological surveillance in dog populations. This is the first description of a clinical autochthonous case of canine angiostrongylosis in Greece. A 7-month-old, male, mixed-breed dog was presented with progressively worsening anorexia, respiratory distress, coughing, bleeding diathesis and succumbed four days post admission. Gross post mortem examination revealed numerous nodular fistulated lesions in the lungs, and pulmonary cytology and histopathology showed a verminous pyogranulomatous pneumonia. The definitive diagnosis was based on the morphological identification of first stage larvae (L1) retrieved in the feces by the Baermann method, the detection of the circulating antigen by an in-clinic test and the molecular identification of L1. This report underlines the epidemiological and clinical implications, as well as the infection risks when the index of clinical suspicion is low and the disease is unexpected in a country.
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1
Collection:
01-internacional
Health context:
3_ND
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Strongylida Infections
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Dog Diseases
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Angiostrongylus
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Animals
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
En
Journal:
Vet Parasitol Reg Stud Reports
Year:
2021
Document type:
Article