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J Helminthol ; 89(6): 755-9, 2015 Nov.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26442708

ABSTRACT

Angiostrongylus vasorum is a parasitic nematode that infects the heart and pulmonary artery and its branches of domestic and wild canids. The parasite can use several species of terrestrial and aquatic molluscs as intermediate hosts, although susceptibility varies. Pomacea canaliculata is a mollusc found in lakes, swamps and rivers in South America. In this study, we evaluated the susceptibility, parasite growth, oviposition and larval development of 282 P. canaliculata infected with 500 A. vasorum first-instar larvae (L1). From day 5 post-infection (pi) to day 30 pi, seven specimens per day were sacrificed to recover the larval instars. We compared 50 egg masses from infected and uninfected molluscs to determine the number of eggs per clutch, the hatching rate and the growth of the molluscs. The percentage of recovered larvae ranged from 39.17% to 67.5%. First-stage larvae (L1) were found until day 19 pi, second-stage larvae (L2) were found from days 11 to 25 pi, and third-stage larvae (L3) were recovered only after day 19 pi. Infected snails exhibited the most eggs during spawning, although the rate of hatching and shell size were lower in the infected snails compared with controls. This is the first report of an experimental infection of P. canaliculata with A. vasorum, and the results confirm the non-specificity of the nematode in relation to the intermediate host and indicate the importance of epidemiological surveys of this parasite and mollusc.


Subject(s)
Angiostrongylus/growth & development , Snails/parasitology , Animals , Female , Fresh Water/parasitology , Larva/growth & development , Male
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Vet Parasitol ; 207(1-2): 81-4, 2015 Jan 15.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25468671

ABSTRACT

Angiostrongylus vasorum, a parasite of the cardiorespiratory system in canids, has a heteroxenous biological cycle in which the intermediate hosts are terrestrial and aquatic mollusks. Generally, canids become infected by ingesting the intermediate host or paratenic hosts, such as amphibians, that contain infective larvae (L3). However, there are no reports of birds as paratenic hosts of A. vasorum. To evaluate the susceptibility and viability of Gallus gallus domesticus as a paratenic host of A. vasorum, 17 Cobb chickens were randomly divided into two groups. The animals in group A were inoculated with third stage larvae of A. vasorum, and those in group B ate snails inoculated with A. vasorum L3. At 30 days post-infection, the chickens were killed, and the muscles and organs were placed in a pepsin-HCl solution (1% HCl (37%), 1% pepsin) for 3h in an oven at 40°C to recover the L3. In group A, 1863 L3 were recovered per chicken. In group B, 2585 L3 were recovered. A dog that ingested organs and tissues from a chicken from group A released first-stage larvae of A. vasorum in its feces 51 days after infection; the dynamics of this process were monitored for 107 days, when treatment with 25 mg fenbendazole/kg body weight was performed for 21 days. Chickens nourished with infected snails or with infective L3 may be a source of infection for dogs indicate that G. gallus is a potential paratenic host for this parasite.


Subject(s)
Angiostrongylus/physiology , Canidae/parasitology , Chickens/parasitology , Dog Diseases/parasitology , Poultry Diseases/parasitology , Strongylida Infections/veterinary , Angiostrongylus/drug effects , Animals , Antinematodal Agents/pharmacology , Antinematodal Agents/therapeutic use , Body Weight/drug effects , Dog Diseases/drug therapy , Dogs , Feces/parasitology , Fenbendazole/pharmacology , Fenbendazole/therapeutic use , Larva , Male , Poultry Diseases/drug therapy , Random Allocation , Snails/parasitology , Strongylida Infections/drug therapy , Strongylida Infections/parasitology
3.
Parasite ; 19(2): 189-91, 2012 May.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22550632

ABSTRACT

This note describes the sudden death of a dog by the rupture of the thoracic aorta caused by the presence of Angiostrongylus vasorum. A female mongrel canine with a history of weight loss and exhaustion died two hours after clinical examination. At necropsy, performed one hour after death, showed the presence of clotted blood in the thoracic cavity. Haemothorax was diagnosed. The thoracic aorta wall was thin, congested and an abnormal hole in the wall was detected approximately 0.5 cm from the entrance to the diaphragm. From clotted blood collected from the thoracic cavity, 224 first stage larvae (L1) and 15 adults of Angiostrongylus vasorum were recovered alive. Also, from a blood clot found in the aorta, four adult females and 47 L1 larvae were recovered alive. Possibly, this parasite was responsible for the aortic rupture and death of the animal.


Subject(s)
Aorta, Thoracic/parasitology , Aortic Rupture/veterinary , Death, Sudden/veterinary , Dog Diseases/parasitology , Strongylida Infections/veterinary , Angiostrongylus/classification , Angiostrongylus/isolation & purification , Animals , Aorta, Thoracic/pathology , Aortic Rupture/parasitology , Autopsy/veterinary , Death, Sudden/etiology , Diagnosis, Differential , Dog Diseases/diagnosis , Dog Diseases/pathology , Dogs , Fatal Outcome , Feces/parasitology , Female , Larva , Male , Strongylida Infections/complications , Strongylida Infections/diagnosis
4.
J Parasitol Res ; 2011: 178748, 2011.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21687642

ABSTRACT

The susceptibility and suitability of Omalonyx matheroni as an intermediate host of Angiostrongylus vasorum and the characteristics of larval recovery and development were investigated. Mollusks were infected, and from the 3rd to the 25th day after infection, larvae were recovered from groups of 50 individuals. The first observation of L2 was on the 5th day, and the first observation of L3 was on the 10th day. From the 22nd day on, all larvae were at the L3 stadium. Larval recovery varied from 78.2% to 95.2%. We found larval development to be faster in O. matheroni than in Biomphalaria glabrata. Our findings indicate that this mollusk is highly susceptible to A. vasorum. Infective L3 were orally inoculated into a dog, and the prepatent period was 39 days. This is the first study to focus on O. matheroni as an intermediate host of A. vasorum.

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