Angiostrongylus vasorum infection in 2 dogs from Newfoundland

Described are the first antemortem diagnosis made via fecal examination using the Baermann technique and the first postmortem recovery of endemic Angiostrongylus vasorum in dogs from North America, specifically the Avalon peninsula of Newfoundland. In one dog, A. vasorum was recovered and identified...

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Main Authors: Bourque, Andrea, Conboy, Gary, Miller, Lisa, Whitney, Hugh, Ralhan, Sanjay
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 2002
Subjects:
Scientific
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC339763
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12497965
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Summary:Described are the first antemortem diagnosis made via fecal examination using the Baermann technique and the first postmortem recovery of endemic Angiostrongylus vasorum in dogs from North America, specifically the Avalon peninsula of Newfoundland. In one dog, A. vasorum was recovered and identified at postmortem; gross and histologic lesions are described.

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