Undergraduate Research Grants available
We are offering to fund Summer Research Studentships during the summer each year. These studentships are intended to support undergraduate veterinary students to expand their educational experience by developing research skills in parasitology.
Wednesday 1st February 2023
Which treatments would you choose for dog lungworm and why?
The University of Nottingham and our very own Hany Elsheikha are investigating why fenbendazole is still prescribed as a treatment for A. vasorum lungworm infection when there are licensed alternatives available. For more information, please visit ...
Tuesday 17th May 2022
Exotic worms and worm-like parasites, and surveillance in the UK
There is new CPD available discussing exotic worm and worm-like parasites and the free service APHA and ESCCAP UK & Ireland is providing to identify and map these zoonotic parasites. For further information, go go https://cpd.
Friday 13th May 2022
Entomology Summer Course
Long standing friend and colleague to ESCCAP, Richard Birtles is involved in this wonderful looking summer course in Toulouse. For anybody who wants to learn more about the wonderful world of arthropods and have a trip to France, please visit the website https://entomologysummercourse.
Tuesday 5th April 2022
Launch of UPAW to support families and pets in Ukraine
The Dogs Trust alongside other animal welfare organisations, are launching UPAW (Ukrainian Pet Association Worldwide) to provide urgent support to families and their faithful companions in Ukraine. UPAW will be supporting the dogs and their owners on the ground...
Wednesday 23rd March 2022
Collaboration with the APHA
We are collaborating with the APHA to provide a free service for the identification and surveillance of three exotic parasites in UK dogs. The eye worm Thelazia callipaeda, skin worm Dirofilaria repens and the nasal pentastomid Linguatula serrata are zoonoses with the potential to establish in the UK.
Thursday 3rd March 2022
