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Title: Comprehensive Map of Canine Angiostrongylosis in Dogs in Spain
Authors: Carretón Gómez, Elena 
Morchon Garcia, Rodrigo 
García Rodríguez, Sara Nieves 
Rodríguez-Escolar, Iván
Matos Rivero, Jorge Isidoro 
Costa Rodríguez, Noelia 
Montoya Alonso, José Alberto 
UNESCO Clasification: 310904 Medicina interna
Keywords: Angiostrongylus Vasorum
Animal Diseases
Autonomous Communities
Dogs
Epidemiology, et al
Issue Date: 2022
Project: MAPA EPIDEMIOLÓGICO ACTUALIZADO DE DIROFILARIOSIS Y ANGIOESTRONGYLOSIS EN PERROS EN ESPAÑA
Journal: Animals 
Abstract: Canine angiostrongylosis is an emerging disease caused by Angiostrongylus vasorum, mainly affecting wild carnivores and dogs. In Spain, there are studies reporting infections in foxes, wolves, and badgers in different regions of the country. However, there are hardly any publications on its prevalence in dogs. The aim of this study was to complete and update the epidemiologic map of A. vasorum in dogs in Spain. A total of 5619 canine blood samples from all autonomous cities and provinces of Spain were collected and tested for the presence of circulating A. vasorum antigens. The overall apparent prevalence of canine A. vasorum infection in Spain was 1.39%. No significant differences were found for sex or age, but significant differences between outdoor and indoor/outdoor dogs were found. A high prevalence was also observed in the northern third of the country, where an oceanic climate prevails, being humid and rainy and where abundant vegetation can be found, thus favoring the proliferation of intermediate hosts. The results suggest that A. vasorum canine infections are heterogeneously present in a large part of the territory, demonstrating its expansion throughout the country, and therefore, awareness and prevention campaigns for this disease should be promoted
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10553/117877
ISSN: 2076-2615
DOI: 10.3390/ani12172217
Source: Animals[EISSN 2076-2615],v. 12 (17), (Septiembre 2022)
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