Summer parasite update 2021

Laura Stokes, Ian Wright
Wednesday, June 2, 2021

Following a tumultuous 2020 which could not have been predicted, it was expected that 2021 would have returned to ‘normal’ by now. However, 2021 is still far from normal and we have the added complications of Brexit legislation now live in the UK. Drawing from information published in the ESCCAP UK & Ireland Parasite Forecasts and the ESCCAP UK & Ireland quarterly enquiry data, this article takes a look at how 2021 is progressing to date and identifies some of the similarities and differences compared with 2020.

Figure 1. An increase in angiostrongylosis (lungworm) was seen in 2020, and there continues to be a lack of awareness about Angiostrongylus vasorum.
Figure 1. An increase in angiostrongylosis (lungworm) was seen in 2020, and there continues to be a lack of awareness about Angiostrongylus vasorum.

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