Sheelagh Lloyd

Parasitology in the Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine at the University of Cambridge CB3 0ES, UK

Fly-borne parasitic disease: risk for the travelling pet

Mosquitoes and sandflies can sensitize pets with their saliva. They tend to bite around the muzzle, eyes, ear pinna, abdomen; the bite can be slightly painful but fleeting. It is not common to see...

Ticks and tick-borne diseases of pets in the UK: risks to travellers

Hard ticks are so called because of a hard scutum or shield on their dorsal surface (Figure 1). The scutum covers the whole of the surface of the male tick but only one third (when unfed) or a small...