Co-Occurrence of Domestic Dogs and Gastropod Molluscs in Public Dog-Walking Spaces and Implications for Infection with Angiostrongylus vasorum: A Preliminary Study

• Published in: Animals
• Main Authors: Bryony A. Tolhurst, Andrew D. J. Overall, Peter J. King, Eric R. Morgan, Rowenna J. Baker
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021
• Subjects: slug; snail; gastropod mollusc; Angiostronglyus vasorum; domestic dog; Canis lupus familiaris; co-occurrence; intermediate host; spatiotemporal overlap; habitat; urban ecology; Cornu; Canis lupus
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11092577

Angiostrongylusvasorum is a helminth parasite of domestic dogs that is increasing in range and prevalence. Its lifecycle requires terrestrial gastropod mollusc (“gastropod”) intermediate hosts, but research is lacking regarding contact risk in situ. We studied co-occurrence between dogs and gastropo...