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Angiostrongylus vasorum infection in red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in southern Italy

Overview of attention for article published in Acta Parasitologica, March 2015
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Title
Angiostrongylus vasorum infection in red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in southern Italy
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Acta Parasitologica, March 2015
DOI 10.1515/ap-2015-0050
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Mario Santoro, Nicola D’Alessio, Francesca Di Prisco, Benedetto Neola, Brunella Restucci, Teresa B. Pagano, Vincenzo Veneziano

Abstract

Angiostrongylus vasorum (Nematoda: Angiostrongylidae) infection was detected at post-mortem examination in the pulmonary arteries and hearts of 34/102 (33,3%) of red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) from the Campania Region in southern Italy. Pathological changes consisted of granulomatous interstitial pneumonia caused by larvae and intravascular pulmonary adult nematodes. These changes confirm that angiostrongylosis infection in red foxes has a mainly chronic course, in which the infected host may disperse parasite larvae in the environment over its lifetime. Results suggest that the life cycle of A. vasorum is well established in the red fox in the Campania Region representing a potential infection risk for dogs.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United States 1 3%
Italy 1 3%
Unknown 27 93%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 6 21%
Student > Ph. D. Student 4 14%
Student > Master 4 14%
Librarian 3 10%
Student > Bachelor 2 7%
Other 3 10%
Unknown 7 24%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine 16 55%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 5 17%
Neuroscience 1 3%
Unknown 7 24%
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