Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Case Reports
. 2004 May 26;121(3-4):293-6.
doi: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2004.02.018.

Ectopic location of adult worms and first-stage larvae of Angiostrongylus vasorum in an infected dog

S D Oliveira-Júnior  1 , J M P Barçante, T A Barçante, V M Ribeiro, W S Lima
Affiliations
Case Reports

Ectopic location of adult worms and first-stage larvae of Angiostrongylus vasorum in an infected dog

S D Oliveira-Júnior et al. Vet Parasitol. .

Abstract

A mongrel dog with angiostrongylosis died suddenly and was submitted to necropsy. Post-mortem findings showed adult worms in ectopic locations. This is the first report of Angiostrongylus vasorum adult worms being found within the pericardial sac and in the lumen of the bladder of an infected dog. A total of 587 A. vasorum first-stage larvae were recovered from different organs and tissues after concentration using Baermann apparatus.

PubMed Disclaimer

Publication types

LinkOut - more resources