This article describes the use of antiparasitic drugs in dogs and cats and the risks of drug resistance and drug residues in the environment in the UK.

This article discusses the occurrence, clinical aspects, animal pathology, histopathological lesions, diagnosis and disease transmission of Rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus variant 2; and the presence of Capillaria hepatica infection in rabbits from Skokholm, UK.

Amid the Covid-19 outbreak, the veterinary profession is doing an amazing job of continuing pet health care while maintaining staff and client safety. A key aspect of this care is continued routine parasite prevention treatment for cats and dogs, which remains vital as lockdown and social...

A red ruffed lemur (Varecia rubra) from a zoo in Louisiana, USA, was euthanized for worsening paresis. Brain and spinal cord histology identified eosinophilic meningoencephalomyelitis with intralesional adult Angiostrongylus sp. nematodes. PCR and sequencing confirmed A. cantonensis infection,...

This article describes the effects of the different climatic conditions in the UK on the hatching of Nematodirus battus eggs in the soil, and the implications to sheep farmers in controlling this parasite.

This article highlights how insects and ticks are being increasingly reported to overcome the autumn and winter seasons far more easily than in past decades. Recently, a progressive 'transfer to northern latitudes' of arthropod-borne infections, both viral and non-viral, has been documented in...

This report presents the hepatic and renal histopathological examination of a case of Calodium hepaticum (previously called Capillaria hepatica) in an adult European brown hare (Lepus europaeus) in England, UK. This adult hare, which was found lying on the ground and shaking, was admitted to a...

We report molecular identification of an adult Spirometra mansoni tapeworm retrieved from a crab-eating fox (Cerdocyon thous) in Colombia, confirming presence of this parasite in South America. This tapeworm is the causative agent of human sparganosis, commonly reported from Southeast Asia, and...