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Infection with ''Angiostrongylus vasorum'' may be treated easily with suitable anthelmintics. Ideally, four 5 day courses of a [[Benzimidazoles|benzimidazole]] should be administered at a high dose rate over 1-2 months. '''Fenbendazole''' is widely available in the UK in a granule form and this is used most frequently in the treatment of ''A. vasorum''. If infection is suspected but larvae cannot be detected in faeces, it may still be worth treating the animal.
Infection with ''Angiostrongylus vasorum'' may be treated easily with suitable anthelmintics. Ideally, four 5 day courses of a [[Benzimidazoles|benzimidazole]] should be administered at a high dose rate over 1-2 months. '''Fenbendazole''' is widely available in the UK in a granule form and this is used most frequently in the treatment of ''A. vasorum''. If infection is suspected but larvae cannot be detected in faeces, it may still be worth treating the animal.
Alternatively, an '''[[Ectoparasitacides|imidacloprid]]'''/'''[[Macrocyclic Lactones|moxidectin]]''' spot-on can be used as a single application but this was found to have a lower efficacy than fenbendazole in the clearance of infection<ref>Willesen JL, Kristensen AT, Jensen AL, Heine J, Koch J '''Efficacy and safety of imidacloprid/moxidectin spot-on solution and fenbendazole in the treatment of dogs naturally infected with Angiostrongylus vasorum (Baillet, 1866).''' ''Vet Parasitol. 2007 Jul 20;147(3-4):258-64. Epub 2007 Jun 4.''</ref>.
Alternatively, an '''[[Ectoparasiticides|imidacloprid]]'''/'''[[Macrocyclic Lactones|moxidectin]]''' spot-on can be used as a single application but this was found to have a lower efficacy than fenbendazole in the clearance of infection<ref>Willesen JL, Kristensen AT, Jensen AL, Heine J, Koch J '''Efficacy and safety of imidacloprid/moxidectin spot-on solution and fenbendazole in the treatment of dogs naturally infected with Angiostrongylus vasorum (Baillet, 1866).''' ''Vet Parasitol. 2007 Jul 20;147(3-4):258-64. Epub 2007 Jun 4.''</ref>.
==Prevention==
==Prevention==