Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog imported to Australia with French heartworm
By Tebb, A I et al.·Published in Australian veterinary journal·2007·School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Angiostrongylus vasorum (French heartworm) in a dog imported into Australia.
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Plain-English summary
A dog imported from the United Kingdom to Western Australia was diagnosed with French heartworm disease after showing symptoms like coughing and rapid breathing. The vet confirmed the infection by finding larvae in the dog's lungs and feces. The dog was treated with fenbendazole, a medication that successfully cleared the infection over a 10-day period. After treatment, the dog's symptoms improved, and it returned to normal health.
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Abstract
This report describes a case of Angiostonglyus vasorum infection, sometimes referred to as French heartworm disease, in a dog imported into Western Australia from the United Kingdom. Diagnosis was made by identification of first stage larvae on fine needle aspiration of a consolidated lung lobe. First stage larvae were also identified in the faeces by the Baermann technique. The main clinical signs in this case were coughing and tachypnoea. The dog was treated successfully with fenbendazole at 50 mg/kg once daily for 10 days.
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