Parasites

ROBIN FEARON reports on a seminar at the London Vet Show which highlighted European zoonotic disease concerns over the spread of tapeworm that may shape the way worming treatments are applied

Why, when and how to control liver fluke in cattle Andy Forbes, Green End Farm, Ware, Hertfordshire The liver fluke (Fasciola hepatica) is a parasitic condition of increasing economic performance for …

Tanya Leslie BVSC, MRCVS, technical manager at Merial Animal Health, answers questions about parasite control

David Grant reports on an informative webinar on parasite control

Sarah Baillie offers some practical advice on the role of the veterinary nurse in dealing with cases of colic.

ROBIN HOLDEN watched a webinar presented by Dr Michael Dryden, professor of veterinary parasitology at Kansas State University, which covered various aspects of dealing with fleas in practice

RENATA TURLEJ of MSD Animal Health reviews recent developments in parasite control which provide veterinary surgeons with greater flexibility in their choice of preparations

DEBBIE DOYLE continues the series of updates on parasitic infections in farm animals with a look at liver fluke, its increasing prevalence across Europe and large areas of the UK seeing outbreaks

LAURA YEADON ESCCAP UK and Ireland co-ordinator continues the series of quick updates on parasitic infections with a summary on Toxocara

VETERINARY PRACTICE reports on a recent meeting where concerns were expressed over ways in which rabies and parasitic infections could enter the UK

LAST year’s damp summer and mild winter conditions have proved ideal for slug and snail populations, leading those in the know to warn of a continued spread of Angiostrongylus vasorum in the UK. Furt…

RESEARCH at the Bristol veterinary school has shown that dogs act as a major source of the parasite egg, Toxocara, which can potentially contaminate the public environment and infect humans. A study …

“ONE size doesn’t fit all when it comes to planning a worming strategy,” according to Wendy Talbot, veterinary adviser at Pfizer Animal Health. “All horses respond differently to the same circumstanc…

SUSAN McKAY reviews the major parasitic worms that affect both commercial and back-yard flocks

WILLIAM FITZGERALD of Bimeda reviews the classes of anthelmintics for cattle and sheep and their modes of action and ways of avoiding resistance

DEBORAH McGEOWN of Norbrook explains how a deeper understanding and awareness of ‘foreign’ parasites is necessary to treat patients and advise clients

BEN GASKELL Pfizer equine veterinary adviser, provides some pointers on helping clients make informed decisions about best worming practice for their horses

HANNAH LESTER highlights the risk of importation of potentially resistant worms and discusses why consideration should be given to preventing this happening

This common parasite, microsporidium, is spread in urine and affects primarily the nervous system and kidneys (see Figure 1). Hind limb weakness and paralysis is a result of the inflammation surroundi…

“Echinococcus is one of the most serious zoonotic diseases to affect man. It can take 15 years to show and the Department of Health is keen to not let it enter the country,”said Harvey Locke, presiden…