Helm J, Gilleard J S, Jackson M, Redman E, Bell R
Division of Companion Animal Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow.
J Small Anim Pract. 2009 May;50(5):255-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1748-5827.2009.00741.x.
This report describes the first recognised case of Angiostrongylus vasorum infection in a native Scottish dog and its diagnostic confirmation using polymerase chain reaction. The use of this technique to definitively diagnose canine angiostrongylosis confirms the presence of this epidemiologically significant case. The implications of the changing distribution of this parasite are discussed.
本报告描述了在一只苏格兰本土犬中首次确诊的管圆线虫感染病例,以及使用聚合酶链反应进行诊断确认的过程。运用该技术对犬血管圆线虫病进行确诊,证实了这一具有流行病学意义的病例的存在。文中还讨论了这种寄生虫分布变化的影响。