In the early 19th century, rabies was widespread, and the quarantine of imported dogs for 6 months was essential to eradicate endemic rabies from the UK. With the increase in pet travel and 93...
Tapeworm and ascarid infections are generally well tolerated. Large burdens can lead to intestinal obstruction, and migrating Toxocara larvae can cause respiratory signs in puppies and kittens....
Leishmania infantum is a protozoan parasite transmitted in Europe by sand flies of the genus Phlebotomus, causing canine leishmaniosis. Infection in dogs can remain subclinical, or develop into a...
The two ascarid species that can produce patent infections in domestic cats are Toxocara cati (Schrank, 1788) (syn. Toxocara mystax, Fusaria mystax, Ascaris felis, Ascaris cati, Belascaris mystax, and...
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....