Parasites & Vectors (Nov 2020)
Parasites and vector-borne diseases disseminated by rehomed dogs
- Ian Wright,
- Frans Jongejan,
- Mary Marcondes,
- Andrew Peregrine,
- Gad Baneth,
- Patrick Bourdeau,
- Dwight D. Bowman,
- Edward B. Breitschwerdt,
- Gioia Capelli,
- Luís Cardoso,
- Filipe Dantas-Torres,
- Michael J. Day,
- Gerhard Dobler,
- Lluis Ferrer,
- Luigi Gradoni,
- Peter Irwin,
- Volkhard A. J. Kempf,
- Barbara Kohn,
- Friederike Krämer,
- Michael Lappin,
- Maxime Madder,
- Ricardo G. Maggi,
- Carla Maia,
- Guadalupe Miró,
- Torsten Naucke,
- Gaetano Oliva,
- Domenico Otranto,
- Maria Grazia Pennisi,
- Barend L. Penzhorn,
- Martin Pfeffer,
- Xavier Roura,
- Angel Sainz,
- SungShik Shin,
- Laia Solano-Gallego,
- Reinhard K. Straubinger,
- Séverine Tasker,
- Rebecca Traub,
- Susan Little
Affiliations
- Ian Wright
- The Mount Veterinary Practice
- Frans Jongejan
- Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases, University of Pretoria
- Mary Marcondes
- School of Veterinary Medicine, São Paulo State University
- Andrew Peregrine
- Department of Pathobiology, University of Guelph
- Gad Baneth
- Koret School of Veterinary Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
- Patrick Bourdeau
- Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire
- Dwight D. Bowman
- Department Microbiology & Immunology, Cornell University
- Edward B. Breitschwerdt
- Department of Clinical Sciences, North Carolina State University
- Gioia Capelli
- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie
- Luís Cardoso
- Department of Veterinary Sciences and Animal and Veterinary Research Centre (CECAV), University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD)
- Filipe Dantas-Torres
- Aggeu Magalhães Institute, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz)
- Michael J. Day
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Murdoch University
- Gerhard Dobler
- Bundeswehr Institute of Microbiology
- Lluis Ferrer
- Department Animal Medicine and Surgery, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
- Luigi Gradoni
- Istituto Superiore di Sanità
- Peter Irwin
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Murdoch University
- Volkhard A. J. Kempf
- Institute for Medical Microbiology and Infection Control, Goethe-University
- Barbara Kohn
- Clinic of Small Animals, Freie Universität Berlin
- Friederike Krämer
- TransMIT GmbH
- Michael Lappin
- Department of Clinical Sciences, Colorado State University
- Maxime Madder
- Clinglobal
- Ricardo G. Maggi
- Department of Clinical Sciences, North Carolina State University
- Carla Maia
- Global Health and Tropical Medicine, Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa
- Guadalupe Miró
- Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
- Torsten Naucke
- LABOKLIN GmbH
- Gaetano Oliva
- Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Production, University of Naples Federico II
- Domenico Otranto
- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro
- Maria Grazia Pennisi
- Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Messina
- Barend L. Penzhorn
- Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases, University of Pretoria
- Martin Pfeffer
- Institute of Animal Hygiene and Veterinary Public Health, University of Leipzig
- Xavier Roura
- Hospital Clínic Veterinari, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
- Angel Sainz
- Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
- SungShik Shin
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Chonnam National University
- Laia Solano-Gallego
- Department Animal Medicine and Surgery, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
- Reinhard K. Straubinger
- Lehrstuhl für Bakteriologie und Mykologie, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
- Séverine Tasker
- Bristol Veterinary School, University of Bristol
- Rebecca Traub
- Melbourne Veterinary School, University of Melbourne
- Susan Little
- Department of Pathobiology, Oklahoma State University
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-020-04407-5
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 13,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 4
Abstract
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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