Dog owners in Somerset have been warned of a potentially deadly parasite that is "spreading fast" across the country.

Lungworm is a type of parasitic worm which affects dogs and foxes and lives in the heart and major blood vessels supplying the lungs. If left untreated, it can be fatal to dogs. A total of 639 cases ...

There are various spots around Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole where cases of lungworm have been recorded, which can be fatal for dogs ...

Rat lungworm symptoms can range from mild headaches to severe neurological damage, and in rare cases, the infection can be fatal. Fortunately, after a 14-day course of antiparasitic medication and ...

Lape, 57, and Manilla, 65, contracted symptoms of a sickness neither had heard of before: rat lungworm, a disease caused by a parasitic worm that affects the brain and spinal cord. Both were ...

Hawaii Department of Health photo There are six confirmed cases of the rat lungworm disease from Maui ... she thought she the flu because she had flulike symptoms such as body aches.

Dog owners across Oxfordshire have revealed where their pooches have caught a potentially fatal parasite. Lungworm is a type ...

Dog owners across Cambridgeshire are being advised to keep their pooches protected from the potentially fatal parasite, lungworm.

Lungworm is a type of parasitic worm which affects dogs and foxes and lives in the heart and major blood vessels supplying the lungs. If left untreated, it can be fatal to pooches. In total, 88 cases ...

Other dogs and foxes can become infected with lungworm when they swallow these slugs/snails or potentially slime. What are the symptoms? The symptoms of the infection include: coughing ...