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Sciendo, Helminthologia, 4(56), p. 319-322, 2019

DOI: 10.2478/helm-2019-0025

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Rare case of Angiostrongylus vasorum intraocular infestation in an asymptomatic dog

Journal article published in 2019 by Z. Hurníková, V. Čabanová, P. Karpjak, M. Kasenčák, M. Miterpáková ORCID
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Abstract

Summary The presented clinical observation shows an atypical case of Angiostrongylus vasorum intraocular infection in an 18-month-old male beagle from north-eastern Slovakia. The dog presented with a motile worm in the anterior chamber of the right eye. No ocular signs or symptoms of a systemic disease were observed. The faecal examination using Baermann´s technique and fl otation was negative. Diagnosis was established following surgical removal of the worm. The specimen was determined as an A. vasorum female based on morphological features and confirmed by means of PCR technique and sequencing. To the best of our knowledge, the presented manifestation is the first ocular case of angiostrongylosis with absence of typical symptoms or signs of the disease.