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No one could have predicted the hot topics for 2020. We expected a large focus on pet travel as Brexit agreements were confirmed and pet travel legislation was ironed out. The end of 2019 also saw the...
The present study identified risk factors for angiostrongylosis by comparing the demographics of dogs diagnosed with this disease in primary care practices with a control sample of dogs presenting at...
There are several Babesia spp. present in the UK, with Babesia canis transmitted by Dermacentor reticulatus the most pathogenic in dogs. Other Babesia spp. transmitted by Ixodes spp. ticks, while less...
A. vasorum has spread rapidly over the past 20 years from endemic foci in Wales, the south west and south east of England across the whole of the UK. Increased reporting of cases has been seen in...
The distribution of TBEV is closely related to the activity of its tick vectors. These are Ixodes ricinus (Figure 1) in Western and Central Europe and Ixodes persulcatus in Central and Eastern Europe....
Angiostrongylus vasorum has been found with increasing frequency in the UK and across Europe, posing a growing threat to domestic dogs..
Key themes and hot topics in 2019 were reflective of increased awareness about pet movement. This, in part, was down to Brexit and concerns over changing pet travel legislation, but also an...