Aelurostrongylus abstrusus - PCR

LABOKLIN Service ID: 8824

Material

faeces, bronchoaveolar lavage, tracheal lavage, lung tissue

Method

PCR

Species list

cat

Duration

1 - 3 days

Remark

  • False negative results cannot be excluded due to prepatency, intermittent shedding and limited sensitivity of the test methods. Tests should therefore be repeated if there is a clinical suspicion.
  • It is difficult to differentiate the L1 larvae microscopically from the L1 larvae of Troglostrongylus brevior.
  • PCR detection of Aelurostrongylus abstrusus is included in the Lungworm Profile Cat (see Profiles / Small Animals / PCR Profiles).