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Emerging Parasites And The Threat They Pose To The UK

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Date: Thursday 14th September, 2017 - Thursday 14th September, 2017
Start time: 10:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Duration: 1 hour(s)
Cost: £295

Disease risks posed by parasites to cats, dogs and their owners is a rapidly evolving field with long recognised pathogens expanding their geographic range and new ones emerging. The risk to UK pets and owners comes both from endemic parasites extending their distribution and prevalence such as lungworm and Echinococcus granulosus, as well as the possible entry of exotic parasites and their vectors from the continent. These include the tick Rhipicephalus sanguineus, the eye worm Thelazia and the tongue worm Linguatula serrata. This course will discuss the potential disease syndromes posed by these parasites, diagnosis, treatment and prevention. It will also consider general principals that can be put in place for early recognition of exotic diseases in travelled pets and practical parasite control advice for pets domestically, being imported into the UK or travelling abroad.

Topics to be covered include:

Endemic parasitic diseases and their expanding distribution
Risk of emerging parasitic diseases from abroad and associated disease syndromes
Treatment and prevention of common emerging parasitic diseases
Early recognition of exotic diseases in the travelling pet
Parasitic control for pets travelling abroad or being imported into UK

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Who is it for?

Veterinary Surgeons

The Speakers

Ian Wright<br /> BVMS MSc MRCVS<br /> Ian is a practising Veterinary surgeon at the Withy Grove Veterinary Surgery and Co-owner of the Mount Veterinary Practice in Fleetwood. He has a Master’s degree in Veterinary Parasitology and is an editorial board member for the Companion animal journal. He is also head of the European scientific Counsel of companion animal parasites (ESCCAP UK & Ireland) and guideline director for ESCCAP Europe. Ian is regularly published in peer review journals and peer reviews for journals such as JSAP, Companion animal and Veterinary Parasitology. He continues to carry out research in practice including work on intestinal nematodes and tick borne diseases.

The Venue

King's College, Central London

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7 hours

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