Occurrence Angiostrongylus vasorum (Baillet, 1866) (Nematoda, Angiostrongylidae) in Cerdocyon thous Linnaeus, 1766 (Carnivora, Canidae) in Minas Gerais State Brazil

Duarte, Fabricio Henrique Glanzmann; Vieira, Fabiano Matos; Louzada, G.L.; Bessa, Elisabeth C. A.; Souza-Lima, Sueli de

doi:10.1590/s0102-09352007000400042

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“…The morphometric characteristics corresponded to data given by other authors (Costa et al 2003, Duarte et al 2007 and showed that the examined nematodes belong to the species A. vasorum. This is the first report of the presence of the nematode A. vasorum in Poland in foxes.…”

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The first report of Angiostrongylus vasorum (Nematoda; Metastrongyloidea) in Poland, in red foxes (Vulpes vulpes)

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Pyziel

Kuligowska

et al. 2014

Acta Parasitologica

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Angiostrongylus vasorum belongs to the superfamily of Metastrongyloidea. This nematode occurs in foxes, dogs and other predators. The Nematode A. vasorum place themselves in the pulmonary artery and its branches, and in the right ventricle and atrium of the heart. Numerous species of land snails are the intermediate hosts of the parasite. In 2013, lungs and hearts of 76 foxes shot in the Forest District Głęboki Bród in Augustowska Primeval Forest were parasitologically necropsied. Four of the examined foxes were infected with the nematode A. vasorum, a prevalence of 5.2%. In one fox pericardium there were 6 male and 6 female nematodes. In the remaining three foxes nematodes were localized in the pulmonary artery. In two foxes 2 specimens of nematodes were detected (male and female, and two females) while 1 female was detected in the other fox. This is the first report of the presence of the nematode A. vasorum in fox in Poland.

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The first report of Angiostrongylus vasorum (Nematoda; Metastrongyloidea) in Poland, in red foxes (Vulpes vulpes)

Demiaszkiewicz

Pyziel

Kuligowska

et al. 2014

Acta Parasitologica

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“…Dogs, foxes and others canids (Poli et al, 1984;Segovia et al, 2004;Bourque et al 2005;Duarte et al, 2007) are definitive hosts which may become infected through the ingestion of intermediate hosts, i.e. slugs and snails containing the infective third-stage larvae (L3), or, possibly, directly with L3 surviving outside of the intermediate host (Ferdushy and Hasan, 2010).…”

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Seroepidemiological survey and spatial analysis of the occurrence of Angiostrongylus vasorum in Swiss dogs in relation to biogeographic aspects

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Deplazes

Hegglin

et al. 2015

Veterinary Parasitology

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Angiostrongylus vasorum is a metastrongyloid nematode living in the pulmonary arteries and in the right heart causing potentially fatal respiratory distress, coagulopathies and a wide range of other clinical signs in dogs. The aim of this study was to investigate the seroprevalence and distribution of A. vasorum in Swiss dogs and to identify correlations with biogeographic aspects. A total of 6136 dog sera from all over the country submitted by veterinarians for haematological or chemical analyses were examined for the presence of circulating A. vasorum parasite antigen and specific antibodies against A. vasorum by ELISA. The combined seroprevalence for both specific antibodies and antigen was 0.96% (95% confidence intervals: 0.7-1.2%), while the overall antibody prevalence was 3.08% (CI: 2.7-3.5%) and the antigen prevalence 2.17% (CI: 1.8-2.6%). The highest prevalence for dogs identified as positive in both ELISAs was detected in Western Switzerland (around Geneva, 2.21%, CI: 0.7-5.1%), representing a new endemic area. Known endemic regions in Southern Switzerland (Ticino, 2.17%, CI: 1.0-4.0%) and in the High Rhine area (northern Switzerland, 1.11%, CI: 0.4-2.4%) were confirmed. Spatial analysis identified a cluster with a radius of approximately 30 km in Sisseln, located in this latter region at the German border, for antibody positive dogs, which interestingly corresponded to the location of historical cases of canine angiostrongylosis diagnosed 12-16 years previously. In total 96.6% (57/59) of the antigen- and antibody positive samples originated from areas with a mean temperature warmer than -2 °C in January. Correspondingly, most of the samples (53/59, 89.8%) positive in both ELISAs originated from areas below 700 meters above sea level (m asl), suggesting the altitude being a limiting factor for A. vasorum transmission in Switzerland. This study confirms previously known endemic areas for A. vasorum in Switzerland, and additionally identifies positive dogs in virtually all bioregions. As asymptomatic dogs may suddenly develop a critical clinical status with potentially fatal outcome, disease awareness has to be maintained for dogs from across Switzerland at altitudes below 700 m asl.

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“…in wild animals, such as the jaguarundi (Puma (Herpailurus) yagouaroundi) (VIEIRA et al, 2013), hoary fox (Dusicyon vetulus) (LIMA et al 1994), montane grass mouse (Akodon montensis) (SOUZA et al, 2009), and crab-eating fox (C. thous) (TRAVASSOS 1927;TRAVASSOS & FREITAS 1943;VICENTE et al, 1997;DUARTE et al, 2007). Cases of parasitism by Angiostrongylus spp.…”

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“…Cases of parasitism by Angiostrongylus spp. in C. thous were reported in the states of Rio de Janeiro and Mato Grosso do Sul (TRAVASSOS & FREITAS 1943); whereas, A. raillieti was described in Rio de Janeiro (TRAVASSOS, 1927) and Goiás (VICENTE et al, 1997), and A. vasorum in Minas Gerais (DUARTE et al, 2007). However, detailed pathological studies of this infection in wild animals are extremely scarce.…”

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Anatomo-pathological aspects of parasitism by nematodes of the superfamily Metastrongyloidea in wild crab-eating fox (Cerdocyon thous) in Midwestern Brazil

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Nematodes of the superfamily Metastrongyloidea affect the respiratory, cardiovascular, and nervous systems of domestic carnivores and are uncommonly detected in wild animals. This report describes the lesions associated with pulmonary parasitism by nematodes of the superfamily Metastrongyloidea in a wild crab-eating fox ( Cerdocyon thous ) in the Federal District, Brazil. Grossly, there was pulmonary hyperemia, edema, and emphysema. Microscopically, there was granulomatous arteritis associated with intravascular metastrongylid. The anatomical location, characteristic lesion, and histological features of the parasite suggested that the nematode involved in this case is Angiostrongylus vasorum . This worm is frequently reported parasitizing pulmonary arteries of domestic canids but is uncommonly described in wild canids in Midwestern Brazil.

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Occurrence Angiostrongylus vasorum (Baillet, 1866) (Nematoda, Angiostrongylidae) in Cerdocyon thous Linnaeus, 1766 (Carnivora, Canidae) in Minas Gerais State Brazil

Cited by 23 publications

References 8 publications

The first report of Angiostrongylus vasorum (Nematoda; Metastrongyloidea) in Poland, in red foxes (Vulpes vulpes)

The first report of Angiostrongylus vasorum (Nematoda; Metastrongyloidea) in Poland, in red foxes (Vulpes vulpes)

Seroepidemiological survey and spatial analysis of the occurrence of Angiostrongylus vasorum in Swiss dogs in relation to biogeographic aspects

Anatomo-pathological aspects of parasitism by nematodes of the superfamily Metastrongyloidea in wild crab-eating fox (Cerdocyon thous) in Midwestern Brazil

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