Parasites and vector-borne diseases disseminated by rehomed dogs

I. Wright; F. Jongejan; M. Marcondes; A. Peregrine; G. Baneth; P. Bourdeau; D.D. Bowman; E.B. Breitschwerdt; G. Capelli; L. Cardoso; F. Dantas-Torres; M.J. Day; G. Dobler; L. Ferrer; L. Gradoni; P. Irwin; V.A.J. Kempf; B. Kohn; F. Krämer; M. Lappin; M. Madder; R.G. Maggi; C. Maia; G. Miró; T. Naucke; G. Oliva; D. Otranto; M.G. Pennisi; B.L. Penzhorn; M. Pfeffer; X. Roura; A. Sainz; S. Shin; L. Solano-Gallego; R.K. Straubinger; S. Tasker; R. Traub; S. Little

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Parasites and vector-borne diseases disseminated by rehomed dogs

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Parasites and vector-borne diseases disseminated by rehomed dogs

I. Wright, F. Jongejan, M. Marcondes, A. Peregrine, G. Baneth, P. Bourdeau, D.D. Bowman, E.B. Breitschwerdt, G. Capelli, L. Cardoso, …

Parasites & Vectors, Vol.13(1), Art. 13

2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-020-04407-5

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Abstract

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.

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Title: Parasites and vector-borne diseases disseminated by rehomed dogs
Authors/Creators: I. Wright (Author/Creator) - The Mount
F. Jongejan (Author/Creator) - University of Pretoria
M. Marcondes (Author/Creator) - Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
A. Peregrine (Author/Creator) - University of Guelph
G. Baneth (Author/Creator) - Hebrew University of Jerusalem
P. Bourdeau (Author/Creator) - École Nationale Vétérinaire de Toulouse
D.D. Bowman (Author/Creator) - Cornell University
E.B. Breitschwerdt (Author/Creator) - North Carolina State University
G. Capelli (Author/Creator) - Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie
L. Cardoso (Author/Creator) - University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro
F. Dantas-Torres (Author/Creator) - Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
M.J. Day (Author/Creator) - Murdoch University
G. Dobler (Author/Creator) - Bundeswehr Institute of Microbiology
L. Ferrer (Author/Creator) - Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
L. Gradoni (Author/Creator) - Istituto Superiore di Sanità
P. Irwin (Author/Creator) - Murdoch University
V.A.J. Kempf (Author/Creator) - Goethe University Frankfurt
B. Kohn (Author/Creator) - Freie Universität Berlin
F. Krämer (Author/Creator) - TransMIT (Germany)
M. Lappin (Author/Creator) - Colorado State University
M. Madder (Author/Creator) - Clinglobal, Tamarin, Mauritius.
R.G. Maggi (Author/Creator) - North Carolina State University
C. Maia (Author/Creator) - Universidade Nova de Lisboa
G. Miró (Author/Creator) - Universidad Complutense de Madrid
T. Naucke (Author/Creator) - Laboklin (Germany)
G. Oliva (Author/Creator) - University of Naples Federico II
D. Otranto (Author/Creator) - University of Bari Aldo Moro
M.G. Pennisi (Author/Creator) - University of Messina
B.L. Penzhorn (Author/Creator) - University of Pretoria
M. Pfeffer (Author/Creator) - Leipzig University
X. Roura (Author/Creator) - Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
A. Sainz (Author/Creator) - Universidad Complutense de Madrid
S. Shin (Author/Creator) - Chonnam National University
L. Solano-Gallego (Author/Creator) - Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
R.K. Straubinger (Author/Creator) - Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
S. Tasker (Author/Creator) - University of Bristol
R. Traub (Author/Creator) - The University of Melbourne
S. Little (Author/Creator) - Oklahoma State University
Publication Details: Parasites & Vectors, Vol.13(1), Art. 13
Publisher: BioMed Central
Identifiers: 991005545525307891
Copyright: © 2020 The Authors.
Murdoch Affiliation: School of Veterinary Medicine
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

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