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A one-year-old female Shetland Sheepdog was presented with chronic cough. The patient exhibited tachypnea and moist cough, bronchoscopic examination revealed a hyperaemic trachea and mucopurulent exudate affecting the lower bronchi. Nematode parasites were observed during bronchoscopy and were collected by bronchoalveolar lavage. Microscopic examination of the collected fluid confirmed C. vulpis infection; L1 larvae were found in during coproscopy. Although other cases of canine C. vulpis infection have been previously recorded in Europe, the case reported herein is the first in a dog from the Czech Republic.
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Although other cases of canine C. vulpis infection have been previously recorded in Europe, the case reported herein is the first in a dog from the Czech Republic.
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Writing this article was a great pleasure as it has co-authors with whom I have had long standing collaborations. This article also lead to rare disease groups contacting me and ultimately to a greater involvement in rare disease research.
Roman Husnik, MVDr, PhD, DACVIM (SAIM)
University of Tennessee Knoxville
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This page is a summary of: Infection with Crenosoma vulpis lungworm in a dog in the Czech Republic, Helminthologia, March 2011, De Gruyter,
DOI: 10.2478/s11687-011-0010-x.
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