Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Canine schistosomiasis In North America: an underdiagnosed disease with an expanding distribution.
- Journal:
- Compendium (Yardley, PA)
- Year:
- 2010
- Authors:
- Johnson, Eileen M
- Affiliation:
- Oklahoma State University · United States
Abstract
Heterobilharzia americana, a digenean trematode in the family Schistosomatidae, is the etiologic agent of canine schistosomiasis in the southeastern United States. A few cases of canine schistosomiasis have been reported in Florida, Louisiana, North Carolina, Texas, and, recently, Kansas. The natural definitive host for the fluke is the raccoon; however, infections have been detected in nutrias, bobcats, mountain lions, opossums, white-tailed deer, swamp rabbits, armadillos, coyotes, red wolves, red wolf-coyote crosses, Brazilian tapirs, minks, and beavers.
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