Dogs may be a reservoir host for Angiostrongylus costaricensis
Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo
; 44(1): 55-56, Jan.-Feb. 2002. graf
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in English
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RESUMO
Angiostrongylus costaricensis is a parasitic nematode of wild rodents. Several other vertebrate species including man may become infected by ingestion of the third stage larvae produced by the intermediate hosts, usually slugs from the family Veronicellidae. There is a report of the diagnosis of abdominal angiostrongyliasis in Canis familiaris with lesions resembling those found in human disease. As a preliminar evaluation of the adequacy of a canine model for pathogenetic studies, a dog was inoculated with 75 L3 of A. costaricensis. Infection was established and fist stage larvae were found in feces up to 88 days post infection, sometimes in very large numbers (9.5 x 10(4) L1/g). No clinical manifestations or significant lesions were detected. These are indications that dog may play a role as a reservoir host for A. costaricensis
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Health context:
Neglected Diseases
Health problem:
Helminthiasis
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Neglected Diseases
Database:
LILACS
Main subject:
Strongylida Infections
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Dog Diseases
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Dogs
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Angiostrongylus
Limits:
Animals
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo
Journal subject:
Tropical Medicine
Year:
2002
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Instituto de Patologia de Passo Fundo/BR
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Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul/BR
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Universidade de Passo Fundo/BR