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Parasites and vector-borne diseases disseminated by rehomed dogs (2020)

Art

Zeitschriftenartikel / wissenschaftlicher Beitrag

Autoren

Wright, Ian

Jongejan, Frans

Marcondes, Mary

Peregrine, Andrew

Baneth, Gad

Bourdeau, Patrick

Bowman, Dwight D.

Breitschwerdt, Edward B.

Capelli, Gioia

Cardoso, Luís

Dantas-Torres, Filipe

Day, Michael J.

Dobler, Gerhard

Ferrer, Lluis

Gradoni, Luigi

Irwin, Peter

Kempf, Volkhard A. J.

Kohn, Barbara (WE 20)

Krämer, Friederike

Lappin, Michael

Madder, Maxime

Maggi, Ricardo G.

Maia, Carla

Miró, Guadalupe

Naucke, Torsten

Oliva, Gaetano

Otranto, Domenico

Pennisi, Maria Grazia

Penzhorn, Barend L.

Pfeffer, Martin

Roura, Xavier

Sainz, Angel

Shin, SungShik

Solano-Gallego, Laia

Straubinger, Reinhard K.

Tasker, Séverine

Traub, Rebecca

Little, Susan

Quelle

Parasites & vectors

Bandzählung: 13

Heftzählung: 1

Seiten: Article number: 546

ISSN: 1756-3305

Sprache

Englisch

Verweise

URL (Volltext): https://parasitesandvectors.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13071-020-04407-5

DOI: 10.1186/s13071-020-04407-5

Pubmed: 33168100

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Abstract / Zusammenfassung

The Companion Vector-Borne Diseases (CVBD) World Forum is a working group of leading international experts who meet annually to evaluate current scientific findings and future trends concerning the distribution, pathogenesis, clinical presentation, diagnosis and prevention of vector-borne infections of dogs and cats. At the 14th Symposium of the CVBD World Forum in Trieste, Italy (March 25-28, 2019), we identified the need to (i) bring attention to the potential spread of parasites and vectors with relocated dogs, and (ii) provide advice to the veterinary profession regarding the importance of surveillance and treatment for parasites and vector-borne infections when rehoming dogs. This letter shares a consensus statement from the CVBD World Forum as well as a summary of the problem faced, including the role of veterinary professionals in parasite surveillance, causal issues, and the importance of interdisciplinary cooperation in addressing the problem. To limit opportunities for dissemination of parasites and vectors, whenever possible, underlying problems creating the need for dog rehoming should be addressed. However, when it is necessary to rehome dogs, this should ideally take place in the country and national region of origin. When geographically distant relocation occurs, veterinary professionals have a vital role to play in public education, vigilance for detection of exotic vectors and infections, and alerting the medical community to the risk(s) for pathogen spread. With appropriate veterinary intervention, dog welfare needs can be met without inadvertently allowing global spread of parasites and their vectors.