Threat of exotic worms in dogs imported from Romania

Vet Rec. 2020 Oct 31;187(9):348-349. doi: 10.1136/vr.m4207.

Abstract

More and more dogs are legally entering the UK from overseas, bringing with them the risk of importing unusual parasites, some of which are zoonotic. Here, Ian Wright and colleagues describe three cases of parasitic worms found in Romanian dogs.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cestoda / isolation & purification
  • Cestode Infections / diagnosis
  • Cestode Infections / diagnostic imaging
  • Cestode Infections / parasitology
  • Cestode Infections / veterinary*
  • Communicable Diseases, Imported / diagnosis
  • Communicable Diseases, Imported / diagnostic imaging
  • Communicable Diseases, Imported / parasitology
  • Communicable Diseases, Imported / veterinary*
  • Dog Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Dog Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Dog Diseases / parasitology
  • Dogs
  • Female
  • Parasitic Diseases, Animal / diagnosis
  • Parasitic Diseases, Animal / diagnostic imaging
  • Parasitic Diseases, Animal / parasitology
  • Pentastomida / physiology*
  • Romania
  • Spirurida Infections / diagnosis
  • Spirurida Infections / diagnostic imaging
  • Spirurida Infections / parasitology
  • Spirurida Infections / veterinary*
  • Thelazioidea / isolation & purification