Regional distribution of feline lungworm Aelurostrongylus abstrusus in cats from Spain

IF 1.4 Q3 PARASITOLOGY

Veterinary parasitology, regional studies and reports Pub Date : 2025-02-09 DOI:10.1016/j.vprsr.2025.101215

Alfredo Rodríguez-Cobos , Sabela Atencia , Marta Parreño , Elisa-Margarita González-Alonso-Alegre , Alfonso Rodríguez Álvaro , Alicia Caro-Vadillo

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Abstract

Aelurostrongylus abstrusus, a respiratory nematode affecting worldwide cats, has different prevalence across Europe. This study aims to evaluate the rates of positivity of this parasite in the different regions of Spain, analyzing fecal samples sent to a reference laboratory for the Baermann-Wetzel technique, between 2017 and 2023. The estimated overall infection rate in Spain was 9.4 %, being the positive cases distributed throughout all climatic regions of the country, highlighting the wide distribution of this parasite. The northwestern region had the highest infection rate (19.5 %) and the central region the lowest (5 %). Winter was the season with the highest detection rate (11.6 %) and young cats (<1 year old) were 5.29 times more likely to be positive than older cats (p < 0.05). These findings highlight the wide distribution of A. abstrusus throughout the different climatic regions of Spain, being important to include it as a differential diagnosis in the investigation of respiratory processes in cats.

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Veterinary parasitology, regional studies and reports Multiple-

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2.90

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7.10%

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126

审稿时长

97 days

期刊介绍： Veterinary Parasitology: Regional Studies and Reports focuses on aspects of veterinary parasitology that are of regional concern, which is especially important in this era of climate change and the rapid and often unconstrained travel of people and animals. Relative to regions, this journal will accept papers of the highest quality dealing with all aspects of disease prevention, pathology, treatment, epidemiology, and control of parasites within the field of veterinary medicine. Also, case reports will be considered as they add to information related to local disease and its control; such papers must be concise and represent appropriate medical intervention. Papers on veterinary parasitology from wildlife species are acceptable, but only if they relate to the practice of veterinary medicine. Studies on vector-borne bacterial and viral agents are suitable, but only if the paper deals with vector transmission of these organisms to domesticated animals. Studies dealing with parasite control by means of natural products, both in vivo and in vitro, are more suited for one of the many journals that now specialize in papers of this type. However, due to the regional nature of much of this research, submissions may be considered based upon a case being made by the author(s) to the Editor. Circumstances relating to animal experimentation must meet the International Guiding Principles for Biomedical Research Involving Animals as issued by the Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences (obtainable from: Executive Secretary C.I.O.M.S., c/o W.H.O., Via Appia, CH-1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland).