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A case of canine Angiostrongylus vasorum in Scotland confirmed by PCR and sequence analysis
Author(s) -
Helm J.,
Gilleard J. S.,
Jackson M.,
Redman E.,
Bell R.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of small animal practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1748-5827
pISSN - 0022-4510
DOI - 10.1111/j.1748-5827.2009.00741.x
Subject(s) - medicine , polymerase chain reaction , parasite hosting , pathology , sequence (biology) , genetics , biology , gene , world wide web , computer science
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.