Ocorrência de Angiostrongylus vasorum no rim de cäo experimentalmente infectado / Occurence of Angiostrongylus vasorum in the kidney of an experimentally infected dog

RESUMO

At the necropsy of a mongrell dog experimentally infected with 450 L3/kg of live weight of Angiostrongylus vasorum, was found in the left kidney, a cyst with 2cm in diameter. Upon examination, a liquid of clear aspect was observed; its density was 1015, eosinophils, neutrophils and protein characterizing transudate. From the cyst, three adult nematodes of 12 to 13 mm, were recuperated, and identified as A. vasorum