Walker A G, Spielman D, Malik R, Graham K, Ralph E, Linton M, Ward M P
Faculty of Veterinary Science, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Centre for Veterinary Education, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Aust Vet J. 2015 Jun;93(6):195-9. doi: 10.1111/avj.12332.
To determine the risk factors for canine neural angiostrongylosis in dogs domiciled in Sydney, Australia; geographic location, age, sex, neuter status, weight and breed were assessed.
Case and matched-control dogs were selected from three veterinary clinics in Sydney. Conditional logistic regression was used to identify factors associated with disease status. A scan statistic was used to identify disease clusters.
Age (young dogs) and neuter status (entire dogs) were independent risk factors for neural angiostrongylosis diagnosis, and diagnoses predominantly occurred during autumn, with some evidence of spatial clustering.
Veterinarians in endemic areas should be aware of these risk factors when presented with suspect canine neural angiostrongylosis cases and also should consider advising clients of preventive treatment. Potential human health risks should be further investigated, because urban dog populations might represent a useful sentinel species for disease in humans.
确定澳大利亚悉尼家养犬患犬神经血管圆线虫病的风险因素；评估地理位置、年龄、性别、绝育状态、体重和品种。
从悉尼的三家兽医诊所选取病例犬和配对对照犬。采用条件逻辑回归来确定与疾病状态相关的因素。使用扫描统计量来识别疾病聚集区。
年龄（幼犬）和绝育状态（未绝育犬）是神经血管圆线虫病诊断的独立风险因素，诊断主要发生在秋季，并有一些空间聚集的证据。
在出现疑似犬神经血管圆线虫病病例时，流行地区的兽医应了解这些风险因素，还应考虑建议客户进行预防性治疗。由于城市犬类群体可能是人类疾病的有用哨兵物种，应进一步调查潜在的人类健康风险。
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