Angiostrongylus vasorum in foxes (Vulpes vulpes) and wolves (Canis lupus italicus) from Abruzzo region, Italy

摘要: Abstract In Europe wildlife animals such as the red fox (Vulpes vulpes) are considered main reservoir for Angiostrongylus vasorum well a potential threat domestic dog infection. Though this parasite is endemic in populations, data on A. infection wolves (Canis lupus italicus) still scant, having only recently been described Northwestern Spain, Italy, Croatia and Slovakia. Based rising number of cases canine lungworm Central Italy (Abruzzo region), aim present study was to investigate by wolf populations sharing same geographical area dogs. From October 2008 November 2019, specimens were collected, through routine post-mortem examination, from 56 carcasses (44 foxes 12 wolves). Adult parasites searched right side heart pulmonary artery all carcasses. First stage larvae (L1) faeces using Baermann technique lungs tissue impressions. Overall, 230 adult collected identified morphological basis. To confirm identification, 4 (n = 3 fox, n = 1 wolf) molecularly amplification partial fragment nuclear 18S rRNA (∼1700 bp) genes. The anatomo-pathological parasitological examinations indicated presence 33 (75%) 8 (66.7%). level prevalence infested higher than previous one reported other European countries. Interestingly, herein recorded that dogs (8.9%) living area. This result may hypothesis spread angiostrongylosis linked