Title: Research Communications of the 24th ECVIM-CA Congress Document date: 2015_1_10
ID: r59usk02_215
Snippet: Seven dogs, living in Southern or Eastern Belgium, were recently diagnosed as having angiostrongylosis (mean age= 2.3 y, mean body weight= 15.3 kg). They all presented with respiratory signs of variable severity. In 5 dogs, BALF was obtained and qPCR was positive in all of them, at moderate or high level (Ct from 26,7 to 29,6) while larvae were detected in the faeces of only 2 animals. In the remaining two dogs, no BALF was obtained, but coprosco.....
Document: Seven dogs, living in Southern or Eastern Belgium, were recently diagnosed as having angiostrongylosis (mean age= 2.3 y, mean body weight= 15.3 kg). They all presented with respiratory signs of variable severity. In 5 dogs, BALF was obtained and qPCR was positive in all of them, at moderate or high level (Ct from 26,7 to 29,6) while larvae were detected in the faeces of only 2 animals. In the remaining two dogs, no BALF was obtained, but coproscopy was positive. All dogs responded to medical treatment, consisting in a 3-week course of fenbendazole and/or two spot-on application of moxidectin at 1-month interval.
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