Spirocerca lupi is a parasite that belongs to the family of spiruroidea. The parasite causes the disease spirocercosis, a disease characterized by severe cancer-like conditions tumors of the esophageal wall and aorta in primarily dogs. Spirocerca spp. has been detected in Danish foxes in the area...

This article reports that in December 2018, for the first time in Denmark, autochthonous infection was detected with it pathogenic tick-borne haemoprotozoan B. canis in a young dog from the Vejle area.

The vector-borne disease leishmaniasis is not found in Denmark, but there is reason to be cautious. Infections can develop gradually and appear, above all, in chronic wounds on the skin of dogs. This paper describes the etiopathogenesis and transmission of Leishmania and focuses on the life cycle...

This article provides a good overview of how the disease has been for many years can be maintained in an area, without the presence of clinical signs. Since babesiosis can be difficult to diagnose by ordinary microscopy after smearing and staining, DTU Veterinary Institute introduced Babesia...