A case of canine Angiostrongylus vasorum in Scotland confirmed by PCR and sequence analysis.
This report describes the first recognised case of Angiostrongylus vasorum infection in a native Scottish dog and its diagnostic confirmation using polymerase chain reaction. The use of this technique to definitively diagnose canine angiostrongylosis confirms the presence of this epidemiologically significant case. The implications of the changing distribution of this parasite are discussed.
Helm
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Division of Companion Animal Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow.
Gilleard
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JS
Jackson
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Redman
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Bell
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D000801:Angiostrongylus / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000818:Animals; D017931:DNA Primers; D030561:Databases, Nucleic Acid; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology*; D004285:Dogs; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D008297:Male; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000662:veterinary; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal; D012606:Scotland; D017421:Sequence Analysis / Q000662:veterinary; D017206:Strongylida Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D017931:DNA Primers; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal