Table 2 Overview of the serological results for A. vasorum tests performed in Europe
From: The first seroepidemiological survey for Angiostrongylus vasorum in domestic dogs from Romania
Country | Sample size | AB and AG (%) | AB only (%) | AG only (%) | AG or AB (%) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Romania | 1545 | 0 (0.00) | 30 (1.94) | 3 (0.19) | 33 (2.14) | Present study |
Germany | 4003 | 13 (0.32) | 77 (1.92) | 7 (0.17) | 97 (2.42) | [28] |
UK | 4030 | 39 (0.97) | 90 (2.23) | 14 (0.35) | 143 (3.55) | [28] |
Poland | 3345 | 17 (0.51) | 43 (1.29) | 26 (0.78) | 86 (2.57) | [37] |
Italy | 712 | 2 (0.28) | 4 (0.56) | 0 (0) | 6 (0.84) | [24] |
Hungary | 1247 | 17 (1.36) | 34 (2.73) | 22 (1.76) | 73 (5.85) | [33] |
Switzerland | 6136 | 59 (0.96) | 130 (2.12) | 74 (1.21) | 263 (4.29) | [38] |
Slovakia | 225 | 4 (1.10) | 7 (3.11) | 4 (1.78) | 14 (6.22) | [39] |
Bulgaria | 150 | 0 (0) | 1 (0.67) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.67) | [40] |
Portugal | 906 | 6 (0.66) | 12 (1.32) | 18 (1.99) | 36 (3.97) | [41] |
France | 2289 | 26 (1.14) | 46 (2.01) | 14 (0.61) | 86 (3.76) | [42] |
Sweden | 3885 | 4 (0.10) | 34 (0.88) | 20 (0.51) | 58 (1.49) | [43] |