Houpin, E.E.HoupinMcCarthy, GrainneGrainneMcCarthyFerrand, M.M.FerrandDe Waal, TheoTheoDe WaalO'Neill, Emma J.Emma J.O'NeillZintl, AnnettaAnnettaZintl2016-10-202017-04-152016 Elsev2016-04-15Veterinary Parasitologyhttp://hdl.handle.net/10197/8082Angiostrongylosis is potentially fatal parasitic nematode infection affecting dogs which can be difficult to diagnose. In recent years several microscopical, serological and molecular detection methods have been developed, however there are few studies that have compared the relative performance of these methods. Screening necropsy material from an opportunistic sample of 140 foxes (82 of which were considered to be infected with Angiostrongylus vasorum), indicated sensitivities of 84.1% for dissection and visual examination of plucks, 69.5% for nested PCR of an 18S rRNA fragment and 76.8% for a canine A. vasorum antigen detection test (IDEXX Angio Detect) of tissue fluid samples respectively. Agreement between the tests ranged from 45.6 to 79.7%. A novel nested PCR-RFLP for the detection and identification of canid lungworm spp. is described.enThis is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Veterinary Parasitology. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Veterinary Parasitology (VOL 220, ISSUE 2016, (2016)) DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2016.02.023.Angiostrongylus vasorumCrenosoma vulpisVulpes vulpesDiagnosisPost-mortem examinationIDEXX Angio Detect kitNested PCR-RFLPJournal Article220545810.1016/j.vetpar.2016.02.0232016-10-14https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ie/