Traversa Donato, Torbidone Alessandra, Malatesta Daniela, Guglielmini Carlo
Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Teramo, Piazza Aldo Moro 45, 64100 Teramo, Italy.
Vet Parasitol. 2008 Mar 25;152(1-2):162-6. doi: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2007.12.009. Epub 2008 Jan 22.
Two cases of fatal canine angiostrongylosis, occurred in a short-time between them in Italy, are described. Both animals presented with severe cardio-respiratory signs and died shortly after admission. At necropsy, both dogs showed lung haemorrhagic lesions, thrombosis of the pulmonary arteries and dilatation of the right heart chambers. Adult nematodes, identified as Angiostrongylus vasorum, were recovered from the heart and/or the pulmonary arteries of the dead animals. The present report focuses on the clinical and parasitological aspects of the two cases and underlines that canine angiostrongylosis should be included in the differential diagnosis of dogs with cardio-pulmonary disorders in southern Europe.
本文描述了在意大利短时间内发生的两例致命犬类血管圆线虫病病例。两只动物均表现出严重的心肺症状，并在入院后不久死亡。尸检时，两只狗均出现肺部出血性病变、肺动脉血栓形成和右心腔扩张。从死亡动物的心脏和/或肺动脉中发现了被鉴定为血管圆线虫的成年线虫。本报告重点关注这两例病例的临床和寄生虫学方面，并强调在欧洲南部，犬类血管圆线虫病应纳入患有心肺疾病犬的鉴别诊断中。
