Canine Angiostrongylosis in Naturally Infected Dogs: Clinical Approach and Monitoring of Infection after Treatment

Table 2

Breed, sex (M: male, F: female), age (y: years, m: months), clinical pathological score, and results of diagnostic tests (neg: negative, pos: positive, and nd: not determined) of 7 dogs resulting positive to Angiostrongylus vasorum infection.

	Dog	Score	Score single points**	Direct smear	Single sample, Baermann	Three-day pool direct smear	Three-day pool, Baermann
1*	German Shepherd M, 2 y, 32 kg	4	↑WBC, 1; ↑EOS, 3	neg	pos	neg	neg
2*	Crossbred M, 4 y, 31 kg	1	↑𝛽1𝛽2, 1	neg	pos	nd	nd
3	Crossbred sterilized F, 4 y, 31 kg	8	Rx, 3; Environment, 3; ↑𝛽1+𝛽2, 1; ↑EOS, 1	neg	pos	nd	nd
4*	Crossbred sterilized F, 12 y, 26 kg	5	Rx, 3; ↑β, 1; ↓AT, ↑fibr., 1	neg	pos	neg	neg
5	Labrador F, 6, 5 y, 29 kg	3	Seizures, 3	pos	nd	neg	pos
6	Breton F, 1 y, 18 kg	11	Dyspnea, 3; Rx, 3; ↑WBC, 1; ↑EOS, 3; ↑β, 1	neg	neg	neg	pos
7	Crossbred M, 9 m, 15 kg	9	coagulation deficit signs, 3; Rx, 3; ↓HCT, 1; ↓PLT, 1; ↑𝛽1𝛽2, 1	pos	pos	nd	nd
Total				2/7	5/6	0/4	2/4

∗Animals presented for routine control visit.
∗∗See Materials and Methods section.