The first report of Aelurostrongylus falciformis in Norwegian badgers ( Meles meles )
Abstract The first report of Aelurostrongylus falciformis ( Schlegel 1933 ) in Fennoscandian badgers is described. Routine parasitological examination of nine Norwegian badgers, at the National Veterinary Institute during 2004 and 2005, identified A . falciformis in the terminal airways of five of t...
| Published in: | Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica |
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| Main Authors: | , , |
| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2006
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/1751-0147-48-6 https://doaj.org/article/15f691745b0143659a3a4f827cf05f92 |
| Summary: | Abstract The first report of Aelurostrongylus falciformis ( Schlegel 1933 ) in Fennoscandian badgers is described. Routine parasitological examination of nine Norwegian badgers, at the National Veterinary Institute during 2004 and 2005, identified A . falciformis in the terminal airways of five of the animals. The first stage larvae (L1) closely resembled, in size and morphology, those of Angiostrongylus vasorum ( Baillet 1866 ). The diagnosis for both A . falciformis and A . vasorum is frequently based on the identification of L1 in faeces or sputum. The potential for misclassification of an A . falciformis infection as A . vasorum , where larval identification is the only diagnostic method used, is discussed. |
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