Parasitology

Las Vegas - New data suggests that nearly half of the states in this country reported 500-plus Lyme positive dogs between 2001 and July 2009.

You know that only a veterinarian should remove ticks from pets. But do your clients know?

After explaining core vaccines, ask questions about the pet's and client's lifestyle.

Test your knowledge of these little suckers and the diseases they transmit.

More and more, veterinarians are being asked to answer questions regarding potentially zoonotic diseases. When it comes to bartonellosis, the answers can be particularly tough to formulate because of the disease?s frequently vague or absent clinical signs and the difficulty in identifying and controlling the infection.

Fleas are still the most common cause for parasite induced pruritic skin problems. Since the nineteen's many different drugs and preventative have been introduced to prevent and to treat flea infestation, and certainly the occurrence of severe widespread infestations have declined.

Schaumburg, Ill. -- The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) is seeking public comment on new two veterinary specialties in animal welfare and parasitology.

Help clients learn about the basics of zoonotic diseases and parasites with these five handouts on toxoplasmosis, hookworms, tapeworms, roundworms, and Lyme disease.

An in-depth chart of common zoonoses just in time for the spring parasite explosion.

Sweeping regulatory changes a result of adverse reactions.

Details about toxoplasmosis for technicians.

Details about the tapeworms for technicians.

This in-depth chart of six common zoonoses is just in time for the spring parasite explosion.

Details about Lyme disease for technicians.

Details about cryptosporidiosis for technicians.

Details about the roundworms for technicians.

Test your knowledge of ticks and tick-borne diseases with this short quiz.

Heartworm: An emerging disease? It may seem to be an odd title when you consider Dirofilaria immitis was discovered in Italy in 1626, and the first reported case in the United States was in 1847.

Dr. Edward Breitschwerdt provides insight into his bartonellosis research.

In an article recently published in Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice, Drs. Byron Blagburn and Michael Dryden provide a comprehensive overview of flea and tick biology, treatment, and control.

CAPC executive director Dr. Michael Paul addresses questions about heartworm disease in cats.

National Report - Vector-borne diseases have the attention of the nation's parasitologists this year. And they are watching for signs of migration and disease spread.

You can make recommendations to clients, but if you're not tracking your practice's parasite compliance numbers, you could be missing out on thousands in revenue.

Of all known organisms, 61% are zoonotic, and of the emerging pathogens, the vast majority are zoonotic organisms.

Although intestinal parasitism in pet dogs is not uncommon, the relative distribution and frequency of the most common intestinal parasites (Toxocara, Ancylostoma, and Trichuris species) in various geographic regions of the United States have not been extensively studied.

4 tips to improve client compliance on parasite prevention recommendations

Understanding biology is key to battling the emergence of resistant parasites in horses

The barrage of queries can be head spinning. Keep your responses straight by following this advice.

Many clients don't realize flea, tick, and heartworm prevention continues to be necessary even when the temperature dips. Here are some ideas on how to jump-start an educational conversation.

This on-demand AVMA course by Dr. Toni A. Cotton includes a through discussion of two of the more common parasites that cause clinical disease in camelids, Eimeria macuniensis and Mycoplasma hemolamae. (1 CE credit)