One health: the importance of companion animal vector-borne diseases
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Correspondence: Michael J Day m.j.day@bristol.ac.uk
Parasites & Vectors 2011, 4:49 doi:10.1186/1756-3305-4-49
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Dorothee Stanneck, Julia Rass, Isabel Radeloff, Eva Kruedewagen, Christophe Le Sueur, Klaus Hellmann, Klemens Krieger Parasites & Vectors 2012, 5:66 (31 March 2012) Investigations of a new antiparasitic collar in a positive controlled multicenter EU field study revealed a fast onset and season long duration of efficacy against different flea and tick species on cats and dogs. Image: Cat and dog wearing a new antiparasitic collar, containing imidacloprid and flumethrin.
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Luís Cardoso, Cláudio Mendão, Luís Madeira de Carvalho Parasites & Vectors 2012, 5:62 (27 March 2012) This article is part of a collection on 7th Symposium on Canine... Seroprevalence of infection with or exposure to Dirofilaria immitis, Ehrlichia canis, Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, Anaplasma spp. and Leishmania infantum was assessed in dogs from Portugal. Results are expected to give veterinarians and public health authorities an increased awareness on canine vector-borne diseases and to promote control actions. Image: Map of Portugal over vector arthropods and agents of canine vector-borne diseases.
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One Health: The global challenge of epidemic and endemic leishmaniasis Clarisa B Palatnik-de-Sousa, Michael J Day Parasites & Vectors 2011, 4:197 (10 October 2011) Visceral leishmaniasis is an increasing human and canine health problem worldwide. This article reviews its global surveillance and how control might decrease the suffering of canine and human patients as expected by the One Health approach. Image: An infected dog from a Brazilian rural endemic area.
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Zoonoses and marginalised infectious diseases of poverty: Where do we stand? David Molyneux, Zuhair Hallaj, Gerald T Keusch, Donald P McManus, Helena Ngowi, Sarah Cleaveland, Pilar Ramos-Jimenez, Eduardo Gotuzzo, Kamal Kar, Ana Sanchez, Amadou Garba, Helene Carabin, Amal Bassili, Claire L Chaignat, Francois-Xavier Meslin, Hind M Abushama, Arve L Willingham, Deborah Kioy Parasites & Vectors 2011, 4:106 (14 June 2011) This report summarises the findings of the WHO/TDR Disease Reference Group on Zoonoses and other Marginalised Infections of Poverty and makes recommendations on future research and policy priorities in neglected zoonoses. Image: Livestock are key assets in rural economies but pose risks for zoonotic disease.
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