Highly Variable Clinical Pictures in Dogs Naturally Infected with <i>Angiostrongylus vasorum</i>

Canine angiostrongylosis by <i>Angiostrongylus vasorum</i> is increasingly reported in both enzootic and previously free areas. The complex pathogenesis of the disease makes the clinical workup challenging. Infected dogs show highly variable clinical pictures, characterized by subclinica...

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Autores principales:	Mariasole Colombo, Donato Traversa, Eleonora Grillotti, Carlo Pezzuto, Cesare De Tommaso, Fabrizio Pampurini, Roland Schaper, Jason Drake, Paolo Emidio Crisi, Ilaria Russi, Marco Ripamonti, Angela Di Cesare
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	<i>Angiostrongylus vasorum</i> angiostrongylosis clinical signs dogs Medicine R
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:6db18f397d184ee8b094db2955e41beb2021-11-25T18:37:43ZHighly Variable Clinical Pictures in Dogs Naturally Infected with <i>Angiostrongylus vasorum</i>10.3390/pathogens101113722076-0817https://doaj.org/article/6db18f397d184ee8b094db2955e41beb2021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/10/11/1372https://doaj.org/toc/2076-0817Canine angiostrongylosis by <i>Angiostrongylus vasorum</i> is increasingly reported in both enzootic and previously free areas. The complex pathogenesis of the disease makes the clinical workup challenging. Infected dogs show highly variable clinical pictures, characterized by subclinical to life-threatening general, cardio-respiratory, neurological and/or gastrointestinal signs. The present study reports the high variability of clinical pictures from 36 dogs across central and southern Italy that were naturally infected by <i>A. vasorum</i>. Of them, 23 (63.9%) presented at least one clinical sign, while 13 (36.1%) were subclinically infected and apparently healthy. Overall, 19 dogs (52.8%) showed cardiorespiratory signs, 14 (38.9%) had non-specific abnormalities, 2 (5.6%) presented coagulation disorders and 1 (2.8%) had a severe neurological condition. Importantly, four dogs presenting with clinical signs had neither cough nor dyspnea. These results underline that angiostrongylosis should be included in the differential diagnosis, even when dogs display only non-specific clinical signs. The proportion of apparently healthy dogs highlights the relevance of routine copromicroscopic and/or antigenic tests in enzootic areas to avoid the sudden onset of potentially life-threatening signs.Mariasole ColomboDonato TraversaEleonora GrillottiCarlo PezzutoCesare De TommasoFabrizio PampuriniRoland SchaperJason DrakePaolo Emidio CrisiIlaria RussiMarco RipamontiAngela Di CesareMDPI AGarticle<i>Angiostrongylus vasorum</i>angiostrongylosisclinical signsdogsMedicineRENPathogens, Vol 10, Iss 1372, p 1372 (2021)
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topic	<i>Angiostrongylus vasorum</i> angiostrongylosis clinical signs dogs Medicine R
spellingShingle	<i>Angiostrongylus vasorum</i> angiostrongylosis clinical signs dogs Medicine R Mariasole Colombo Donato Traversa Eleonora Grillotti Carlo Pezzuto Cesare De Tommaso Fabrizio Pampurini Roland Schaper Jason Drake Paolo Emidio Crisi Ilaria Russi Marco Ripamonti Angela Di Cesare Highly Variable Clinical Pictures in Dogs Naturally Infected with <i>Angiostrongylus vasorum</i>
description	Canine angiostrongylosis by <i>Angiostrongylus vasorum</i> is increasingly reported in both enzootic and previously free areas. The complex pathogenesis of the disease makes the clinical workup challenging. Infected dogs show highly variable clinical pictures, characterized by subclinical to life-threatening general, cardio-respiratory, neurological and/or gastrointestinal signs. The present study reports the high variability of clinical pictures from 36 dogs across central and southern Italy that were naturally infected by <i>A. vasorum</i>. Of them, 23 (63.9%) presented at least one clinical sign, while 13 (36.1%) were subclinically infected and apparently healthy. Overall, 19 dogs (52.8%) showed cardiorespiratory signs, 14 (38.9%) had non-specific abnormalities, 2 (5.6%) presented coagulation disorders and 1 (2.8%) had a severe neurological condition. Importantly, four dogs presenting with clinical signs had neither cough nor dyspnea. These results underline that angiostrongylosis should be included in the differential diagnosis, even when dogs display only non-specific clinical signs. The proportion of apparently healthy dogs highlights the relevance of routine copromicroscopic and/or antigenic tests in enzootic areas to avoid the sudden onset of potentially life-threatening signs.
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author	Mariasole Colombo Donato Traversa Eleonora Grillotti Carlo Pezzuto Cesare De Tommaso Fabrizio Pampurini Roland Schaper Jason Drake Paolo Emidio Crisi Ilaria Russi Marco Ripamonti Angela Di Cesare
author_facet	Mariasole Colombo Donato Traversa Eleonora Grillotti Carlo Pezzuto Cesare De Tommaso Fabrizio Pampurini Roland Schaper Jason Drake Paolo Emidio Crisi Ilaria Russi Marco Ripamonti Angela Di Cesare
author_sort	Mariasole Colombo
title	Highly Variable Clinical Pictures in Dogs Naturally Infected with <i>Angiostrongylus vasorum</i>
title_short	Highly Variable Clinical Pictures in Dogs Naturally Infected with <i>Angiostrongylus vasorum</i>
title_full	Highly Variable Clinical Pictures in Dogs Naturally Infected with <i>Angiostrongylus vasorum</i>
title_fullStr	Highly Variable Clinical Pictures in Dogs Naturally Infected with <i>Angiostrongylus vasorum</i>
title_full_unstemmed	Highly Variable Clinical Pictures in Dogs Naturally Infected with <i>Angiostrongylus vasorum</i>
title_sort	highly variable clinical pictures in dogs naturally infected with <i>angiostrongylus vasorum</i>
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/6db18f397d184ee8b094db2955e41beb
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Highly Variable Clinical Pictures in Dogs Naturally Infected with <i>Angiostrongylus vasorum</i>

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