biostudies-literatureUnknown24Orioles MThis study reports the first co-infection of <i>Angiostrongylus vasorum</i> and <i>Dirofilaria immitis,</i> two nematodes affecting canid cardiopulmonary systems, in golden jackals (<i>Canis aureus</i>) in Italy. Data on golden jackal carcasses, recovered in Friuli Venezia Giulia (Italy) from 2020 to 2023, were recorded using InfoFaunaFVG wildlife monitoring network. Out of 60 necropsied golden jackals, 24 tested positive for either pathogen, with 3 animals displaying co-infection. Pathological findings included verminous pneumonia, abdominal and thoracic bleeding, and adult individuals in the heart and pulmonary arteries. The recent expansion of the golden jackal in northern Italy may favour the establishment and spread of these nematodes, posing challenges for disease containment and surInternational journal for parasitology. Parasites and wildlife100969https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC11334653biostudies-literatureDouble trouble: Co-infection of <i>Angiostrongylus vasorum</i> and <i>Dirofilaria immitis</i> in golden jackal (<i>Canis aureus</i>) in Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy.PMC11334653Miani GFabbri DDorigo LOrioles MSacca ETome PBregoli MBeraldo PPesaro SfalseDouble trouble: Co-infection of <i>Angiostrongylus vasorum</i> and <i>Dirofilaria immitis</i> in golden jackal (<i>Canis aureus</i>) in Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy.This study reports the first co-infection of <i>Angiostrongylus vasorum</i> and <i>Dirofilaria immitis,</i> two nematodes affecting canid cardiopulmonary systems, in golden jackals (<i>Canis aureus</i>) in Italy. Data on golden jackal carcasses, recovered in Friuli Venezia Giulia (Italy) from 2020 to 2023, were recorded using InfoFaunaFVG wildlife monitoring network. Out of 60 necropsied golden jackals, 24 tested positive for either pathogen, with 3 animals displaying co-infection. Pathological findings included verminous pneumonia, abdominal and thoracic bleeding, and adult individuals in the heart and pulmonary arteries. The recent expansion of the golden jackal in northern Italy may favour the establishment and spread of these nematodes, posing challenges for disease containment and sur2024-01-01T00:00:00Z2024 Aug2026-05-29T12:14:16.982Z2025-05-18T12:13:09.786ZS-EPMC113346533916560610.1016/j.ijppaw.2024.100969