
Careful attention is needed both to prevent tapeworm infections and to ensure prompt, effective treatment when infections do occur.

Dr. Susan Little is a Regents Professor and Krull-Ewing Chair in Veterinary Parasitology at the Center for Veterinary Health Sciences, Oklahoma State University. She is recognized internationally as a leader in veterinary parasitology and vector-borne disease. She teaches veterinary parasitology and oversees a research program centered on tick-borne diseases and zoonotic parasites. She is a founder and co-director of the National Center for Veterinary Parasitology, a past-president of the American Association of Veterinary Parasitologists, and an Emeritus Member and past-president of the Companion Animal Parasite Council (CAPC).

Careful attention is needed both to prevent tapeworm infections and to ensure prompt, effective treatment when infections do occur.

Environmental contamination with infectious stages of gastrointestinal helminths is widespread, and the risk of reinfection of pets, particularly those allowed to roam freely outside, is great.