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This online on-demand archived Webinar will provide a comprehensive review of developing diagnostic, therapeutic and prevention strategies for emerging tick-borne diseases and will evaluate how to use the latest screening test to manage infection in patients. (1 CE credit)

When clients complain that their pets are itchy despite the use of parasite preventives, help them understand the true cause of the symptoms.

Larva migrans (LM) simply refers to the migration and persistence of helminth larvae in tissues of animals and humans and is separated clinically and pathologically into visceral (VLM), ocular (OLM) neural, and cutaneous larva migrans (CLM). There are many helminth parasites that can cause LM; however, Toxocara and Baylisascaris account for the majority of human cases as well as those in other animals.

Cryptosporidium spp. are protozoan parasites of a wide variety of vertebrates, including humans, dogs, cats, horses and livestock. They are found throughout the world and are considered to be primary pathogens of both public health and veterinary concern because of their ability to cause gastrointestinal disease, their ubiquitous presence in the environment, and associations with large scale waterborne and foodborne outbreaks.