First report of Angiostrongylus vasorum in coyotes in mainland North America

Vet Rec. 2018 Dec 22;183(24):747. doi: 10.1136/vr.105097. Epub 2018 Dec 4.

Authors

Jenna Marie Priest^{1

2}, Donald T Stewart¹, Michael Boudreau², Jason Power², Dave Shutler¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Biology, Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada.
² Wildlife Division, Department of Lands and Forestry, Kentville, Nova Scotia, Canada.

PMID: 30514743
DOI: 10.1136/vr.105097

No abstract available

Keywords: anthropogenic food; canine pulmonary angiostrongylosis; domestic dog respiratory distress; metastrongyloid nematode.

MeSH terms

Angiostrongylus*
Animals
Coyotes / parasitology*
North America
Parasitic Diseases, Animal / diagnosis*
Parasitic Diseases, Animal / parasitology*
Strongylida Infections / diagnosis*
Strongylida Infections / pathology