Spring parasite update 2020

It has been brought to the attention of ESCCAP UK and Ireland by veterinary surgeons that routine preventative treatment against Angiostrongylus vasorum is dropping in the midst of the current...

Update on Toxocara species and toxocarosis

Female Toxocara spp. are prolific egg layers, with each worm able to lay up to 20 000 eggs. Eggs are passed into the environment within faeces and take a period of time to develop within the egg,...

An evaluation of the cost of companion animal parasitic zoonoses in Europe

The impact of companion animal parasitic zoonoses can be evaluated in a number of ways, one of which is to assess the cost of infection and to compare this with the costs and feasibility of prevention...