Pet Travel Survey
The pet travel survey carried out by parasitologists at Bristol and Belfast Universities is almost complete. If you have taken your pet abroad please fill out the survey at this link and share it with clients and colleagues.
Tuesday 24th October 2017
Autumn Parasite Forecast: Issue 3
The third edition of ESCCAP UK & Ireland's quarterly Parasite Forecasts is now available to download. This edition outlines the changing parasite activity over the past three months and forecasts which parasites may present an increased risk in the subsequent three months. Also included: An analysis of the topics which ESCCAP UK...
Thursday 19th October 2017
Babesiosis confirmed in an untraveled dog
There has been a case of babesiosis confirmed in an untraveled dog in Milton Keynes. This is the third late summer/Autumn running where untraveled cases have occurred in the vicinity of the Deramacentor focus in a field in Harlow...
Tuesday 10th October 2017
Student Summer Research Awards
In September over 130 students, including 16 from the School of Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, presented their summer research posters as part of the Student Summer Research Awards. Included in this was a poster presentation by Cormac Power<...
Tuesday 3rd October 2017
Updated Bristol Tick ID website launched
The University of Bristol tick ID website has now been updated in association with ESCCAP UK & Ireland http://www.bristoluniversitytickid.uk. This is a fantastic resource to aid with tick identification which is so vital both for tick surveillance and to help establish which tick-borne diseases pets...
Sunday 10th September 2017
Four pillars advice for imported pets and deworming frequency summary launched
Two new downloads are now available on the ESCCAP UK & Ireland resources page. The "Four pillars" download summarises the key parasite control points when dealing with dogs imported into the UK. The...
Tuesday 5th September 2017
