Fatal aelurostrongylosis in a kitten in Serbia
Abstract
This paper describes a case of aelurostrongylosis in a four-month old female domestic cat (Felis catus) from South Banat, Serbia. The kitten that had died suddenly without signs of illness was autopsied in the Veterinary Specialised Institute Pancevo. The macroscopic finding was typical of granulomatous pneumonia and subsequently, histopathology revealed verminous pneumonia. Based on the parasite morphology, it was confirmed that the lung lesions were caused by Aelurostrongylus abstrusus. The present finding contributes to the knowledge of the prevalence of this underestimated parasite in the Balkan Peninsula.
Keywords:
Aelurostrongylus abstrusus / aelurostrongylosis / cat / lungworms / pneumonia / SerbiaSource:
Acta Parasitologica, 2017, 62, 2, 488-491Publisher:
- Walter De Gruyter Gmbh, Berlin
DOI: 10.1515/ap-2017-0058
ISSN: 1230-2821
PubMed: 28426412
WoS: 000399820700028
Scopus: 2-s2.0-85018555313
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Fakultet veterinarske medicineTY - JOUR AU - Gavrilović, Pavle AU - Jovanović, Milijan AU - Gavrilović, Aleksandra AU - Nešić, Slađan PY - 2017 UR - https://vet-erinar.vet.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1509 AB - This paper describes a case of aelurostrongylosis in a four-month old female domestic cat (Felis catus) from South Banat, Serbia. The kitten that had died suddenly without signs of illness was autopsied in the Veterinary Specialised Institute Pancevo. The macroscopic finding was typical of granulomatous pneumonia and subsequently, histopathology revealed verminous pneumonia. Based on the parasite morphology, it was confirmed that the lung lesions were caused by Aelurostrongylus abstrusus. The present finding contributes to the knowledge of the prevalence of this underestimated parasite in the Balkan Peninsula. PB - Walter De Gruyter Gmbh, Berlin T2 - Acta Parasitologica T1 - Fatal aelurostrongylosis in a kitten in Serbia VL - 62 IS - 2 SP - 488 EP - 491 DO - 10.1515/ap-2017-0058 ER -
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Gavrilović, P., Jovanović, M., Gavrilović, A.,& Nešić, S.. (2017). Fatal aelurostrongylosis in a kitten in Serbia. in Acta Parasitologica Walter De Gruyter Gmbh, Berlin., 62(2), 488-491. https://doi.org/10.1515/ap-2017-0058
Gavrilović P, Jovanović M, Gavrilović A, Nešić S. Fatal aelurostrongylosis in a kitten in Serbia. in Acta Parasitologica. 2017;62(2):488-491. doi:10.1515/ap-2017-0058 .
Gavrilović, Pavle, Jovanović, Milijan, Gavrilović, Aleksandra, Nešić, Slađan, "Fatal aelurostrongylosis in a kitten in Serbia" in Acta Parasitologica, 62, no. 2 (2017):488-491, https://doi.org/10.1515/ap-2017-0058 . .