Serological survey for canine angiostrongylosis in Slovakia

Miterpáková, Martina; Schnyder, Manuela; Schaper, Roland; Hurníková, Z.; Čabanová, Viktória

doi:10.1515/helmin-2015-0034

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“…This study has confirmed once again the applicability of serological methods in large-numbers epizootiological studies and investigations on pet metastrongyloid angiostrongylids [ 47 , 50 , 51 , 132 , 133 , 134 , 135 ]. The usefulness of serology should be considered in planning future studies relying on standardized methods towards comparable results from different regions and settings.…”

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“…As in previous studies, the number of dogs with detectable A. vasorum Ab was here higher if compared to the number of dogs showing circulating Ag [ 8 , 47 , 50 ]. Many reasons can account for this discrepancy, e.g., the inclusion of dogs (i) sampled during prepatency when Ag is not detectable yet, (ii) after a natural clearance of the infection (iii) after antiparasitic treatment, based on longer persistence of Ab [ 51 , 52 ].…”

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Simultaneous Exposure to Angiostrongylus vasorum and Vector-Borne Pathogens in Dogs from Italy

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Several drivers have recently fostered the expansion of Angiostrongylus vasorum throughout Europe, where Vector-Borne Pathogens (VBPs) are also spreading. However, the level of simultaneous risk of infection is still unknown in canine populations. This study evaluated the simultaneous exposure to A. vasorum and major canine VBPs in dogs of Italy. Sera of 294 dogs were subjected to two ELISAs, detecting A. vasorum circulating antigens and antibodies against the parasite, and to the following assays: (i) SNAP® 4DX (IDEXX Laboratories Inc.) detecting Dirofilaria immitis antigens, and antibodies vs. Borrelia burgdorferi, Anaplasma spp. and Ehrlichia spp. and (ii) IFAT for the detection of antibodies vs. Leishmania infantum, Babesia canis and Rickettsia conorii. Twenty-two (7.5%, CI: 4.8–11.1%) and six (2%, CI: 0.7–4.4%) dogs scored positive for circulating A. vasorum antibodies and antigens, respectively. Seventeen dogs (5.8%, CI: 3.4–9.1%) were positive for A. vasorum antibodies + at least one VBP, three (1%, CI: 0.2–3%) for A. vasorum antigen + at least one VBP, while one dog (0.3%, CI: 0.01–1.88%) was positive for A. vasorum antigen + A. vasorum antibodies + B. canis antibodies. These results show that dogs living in different regions of Italy are at risk of simultaneous infections with both A. vasorum and VBPs. Despite the same scenario being likely in other countries of Europe, the current knowledge is scant. Therefore, further studies are warranted to amplify current epizootiological information and to understand whether control programs should be improved.

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Simultaneous Exposure to Angiostrongylus vasorum and Vector-Borne Pathogens in Dogs from Italy

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“…Germany, bordering northwesterly, is the one with long-standing reports of A. vasorum cases (Pallaske 1967;Eckert and Lämmler 1972) and several epidemiological studies confirmed its presence in particular in the south-eastern part of Germany (Taubert et al 2008;Barutzki and Schaper 2009;Schnyder et al 2013a). Further recent studies report A. vasorum from Poland (Schnyder et al 2013b;Demiaszkiewicz et al 2014), bordering northerly to the Czech Republic, and from Slovakia (Hurnikova et al 2013;Miterpakova et al 2015), bordering easterly.…”

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Faecal detection of the lungworms Crenosoma vulpis and Angiostrongylus vasorum and serological detection of A. vasorum in dogs from the Czech Republic

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Dogs are definitive hosts for the lungworms Crenosoma vulpis and Angiostrongylus vasorum.Intermediate hosts are gasteropoda (Mollusca). In the past, lungworms in dogs were rarely identified in the Czech Republic and in neighbouring countries. A total of 253 dogs were sampled for faecal analysis performed by the Baermann method for isolation of first stage larvae (L1) of lungworms. A total of 193 serum samples were collected and analysed by ELISA for the detection of a circulating antigen and specific antibodies against A. vasorum. All dog owners were asked to fill out a questionnaire. Nine dogs (4.7%, 95% Confidence Interval, CI: 2.2-8.7%) were positive for the A. vasorum circulating antigen, seven dogs (3.6%, CI: 1.5-7.3%) had specific antibodies against A. vasorum; of these, three animals (1.6%, CI: 0.3-4.5%) were positive for both ELISAs. Most of them were under the age of three years. Only three of 13 seropositive dogs were not healthy, namely, in one dog vomitus was observed and two dogs were pyretic. Faecal samples of 5 dogs were positive for C. vulpis L1 (2.0%, CI: 0.6-4.6%). Angiostrongylus vasorum L1 were found in the faecal sample of one dog (0.4%, CI: 0.01-2.2%). This study illustrates the wide-spread occurrence of lungworms in the Czech Republic. Disease awareness of lungworms among animal owners and veterinarians should be implemented.

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“…Moreover, new autochthonous cases have been described in other countries such as Belgium [ 21 ], Slovakia [ 22 ] and Serbia [ 23 ]. During the past years, it has been possible to obtain a more complete picture of parasite prevalence in dog populations through large scale serological studies carried out in some countries, for example in Germany and UK [ 24 ], Italy [ 25 ], Switzerland [ 26 ], Poland [ 27 ], Hungary [ 7 ], Slovakia [ 28 ], Bulgaria [ 29 ], Belgium [ 30 ] and Portugal [ 31 ].…”

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Canine angiostrongylosis in Sweden: a nationwide seroepidemiological survey by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays and a summary of five-year diagnostic activity (2011–2015)

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BackgroundFor the first time in Sweden, Angiostrongylus vasorum was detected on the island of Sydkoster in foxes and dogs in 2003. After sporadic detection of the parasite in foxes in southern Sweden, the first positive canine faecal sample on the mainland was found in 2011. Since then a total of 2882 faecal samples have been analysed with the Baermann test at the National Veterinary Institute (SVA) during the years 2011–2015; 20 of them being positive. Contemporaneously, of over 525 fox necropsies, only three were found to be infected. To gather a more accurate knowledge of A. vasorum occurrence in Sweden, a large scale seroepidemiological survey was performed and totally 3885 serum samples from dogs were tested for both the presence of circulating antigens and of specific antibodies to A. vasorum.ResultsIn total, 0.10% (n = 4, 95% Confidence Intervals, CI 0.03–0.26%) of the dogs were positive for both antigen and antibodies, whereas 0.51% (n = 20, CI 0.31–0.79%) of the tested dogs were only antigen positive and 0.88% (n = 34, CI 0.61–1.22%) only positive for specific antibodies. Seropositive animals, as well as the majority of A. vasorum-positive faecal samples tested during the same period, were spread over central and southern Sweden. Annual prevalence of positive faecal dog samples and of necropsied A. vasorum positive foxes (coming from southern Sweden) varied from 0.3 to 0.9% (overall: 0.7%, CI 0.4–1.1%) and 0.0 to 1.4% (overall: 0.3%, CI 0.1–0.9%), respectively.ConclusionsThe findings confirmed that A. vasorum has become established in various geographical areas of central and southern Sweden. Veterinarians and dog owners should be aware of the potential risks of infection in large areas of the country, since canine angiostrongylosis may be a fatal disease if left untreated.

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Serological survey for canine angiostrongylosis in Slovakia

Cited by 9 publications

References 28 publications

Simultaneous Exposure to Angiostrongylus vasorum and Vector-Borne Pathogens in Dogs from Italy

Simultaneous Exposure to Angiostrongylus vasorum and Vector-Borne Pathogens in Dogs from Italy

Faecal detection of the lungworms Crenosoma vulpis and Angiostrongylus vasorum and serological detection of A. vasorum in dogs from the Czech Republic

Canine angiostrongylosis in Sweden: a nationwide seroepidemiological survey by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays and a summary of five-year diagnostic activity (2011–2015)

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