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: Tolhurst, Bryony, Baker, Rowenna, Overall, Andrew, Morgan, Eric, King, Peter
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Angiostronglyus vasorum; Canis lupus familiaris; Co-occurrence; Domestic dog; Gastropod mollusc; Habitat; Intermediate host; Slug; Snail; Spatiotemporal overlap; Urban ecology; Cornu; Canis lupus
• Online Access: https://research.brighton.ac.uk/en/publications/195dfad2-dd98-4795-bd4b-73222163ad3a; https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11092577; https://cris.brighton.ac.uk/ws/files/25688133/Tolhurst_et_al_2021.pdf; http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85114084147&partnerID=8YFLogxK

Angiostrongylus vasorum 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 gastrop...