Spirocerca lupi infection in the dog: a review

LL van der Merwe, RM Kirberger, S Clift, M Williams… - The Veterinary …, 2008 - Elsevier
Spirocercosis is a disease occurring predominantly in Canidae, caused by the nematode
Spirocerca lupi. Typical clinical signs are regurgitation, vomiting and dyspnoea. The life …

Cancerogenic parasites in veterinary medicine: a narrative literature review

N Fonti, F Parisi, F Mancianti, G Freer, A Poli - Infectious Agents and …, 2023 - Springer
Parasite infection is one of the many environmental factors that can significantly contribute to
carcinogenesis and is already known to be associated with a variety of malignancies in both …

Insights on Spirocerca lupi, the carcinogenic dog nematode

A Rojas, E Dvir, G Baneth - Trends in parasitology, 2020 - cell.com
Spirocerca lupi is a nematode transmitted by dung beetles that infects domestic and wild
canids in tropical and subtropical regions and is associated with neoplasia. It produces a …

The sensitivity of direct faecal examination, direct faecal flotation, modified centrifugal faecal flotation and centrifugal sedimentation/flotation in the diagnosis of canine …

J Christie, LL Bodenstein… - Journal of the South …, 2011 - journals.co.za
Several faecal examination techniques have shown variable sensitivity in demonstrating
Spirocerca lupi (S. lupi) eggs. The objective of this study was to determine which faecal …

[PDF][PDF] Spirocercosis and its complications in stray dogs in Shiraz, southern Iran

A Oryan, SM Sadjjadi, D Mehrabani, M Kargar - Veterinarni …, 2008 - academia.edu
Spirocerca lupi is accepted in Veterinary Medicine as the cause of true malignancies in
dogs. Aortic lesions and esophageal nodular granulomas are pathological lesions of …

Subcutaneous spirocercosis in a dog from Costa Rica and first molecular confirmation of Spirocerca lupi in Central America

C Porras-Silesky, L Fernández-Trejos… - … : Regional Studies and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Spirocerca lupi is the etiological agent of spirocercosis in canids from tropics and subtropics
in the world. This parasite can lead to life threatening complications, including the formation …

Esophageal spirocercosis with pulmonary egg deposition and secondary hypertrophic osteopathy in a dog from Costa Rica

I De Aguiar, R García, D Madriz… - … : Regional Studies and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Spirocerca lupi is the etiologic agent of spirocercosis in canids from the tropical and
subtropical regions of the world. A 1-year-old dog was presented with weight loss and …

Spirocerca lupi granulomatous pneumonia in two free-ranging maned wolves (Chrysocyon brachyurus) from central Brazil

GR Blume, JL Reis Junior… - Journal of …, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
The current report describes granulomatous pneumonia due to Spirocerca lupi in 2 free-
ranging maned wolves (Chrysocyon brachyurus). Both wolves had multiple, white, 1–1.5 cm …

Influence of physical and chemical factors on the embryonation, hatching and infectivity of Spirocerca lupi

A Rojas, N Freedberg, A Markovics, Y Gottlieb… - Veterinary …, 2017 - Elsevier
Spirocerca lupi is a parasitic nematode which causes spirocercosis, a severe disease of
dogs. Its life cycle involves dung beetles as intermediate hosts and canids as definitive …

Prevalence and histopathology of Spirocerca lupi infection with special reference to respiratory passage in dogs in Aizawl, Mizoram, India

SK Borthakur, TK Rajkhowa, K Sarmah… - Journal of Veterinary …, 2006 - indianjournals.com
Respiratory lesions attributable to Spirocerca lupi infection were found in 35 (24.14%) of 145
dogs examined in a local abattoir in Aizawl, Mizoram state. Only 12 (8.27%) dogs had …