Parasitic infections are ubiquitous in wildlife, livestock and human populations, and healthy
ecosystems are often parasite rich. Yet, their negative impacts can be extreme …

Intestinal nematodes affecting dogs, ie roundworms, hookworms and whipworms, have a
relevant health-risk impact for animals and, for most of them, for human beings. Both dogs …

Ancylostoma caninum is an important zoonotic gastrointestinal nematode of dogs worldwide
and a close relative of human hookworms. We recently reported that racing greyhound dogs …

Dogs and cats in Brazil serve as primary hosts for a considerable number of parasites, which
may affect their health and wellbeing. These may include endoparasites (eg, protozoa …

Background Domestic cats can be infested by a large range of parasite species. Parasitic
infestations may cause very different clinical signs. Endoparasites and ectoparasites are …

Cats and dogs are treated as family members by most pet owners. Therefore, a high quality
of veterinary care and preventive medicine is imperative for animal health and welfare and …

Simple Summary Despite evidence of a minor role of gastrointestinal parasites in causing
disease in owned pet populations prophylactically treated with anthelmintics …

Background The objectives of this study were to evaluate the prevalence and infection
intensity of intestinal parasites in different dog and cat populations in Crete, Greece …

Intestinal parasites of dogs and cats are cosmopolitan pathogens with zoonotic potential for
humans. Our investigation considered their diffusion in dogs and cats from northern Italy …

Background Parasitic diseases of companion animals comprise a group of globally
distributed and rapidly spreading illnesses that are caused by a wide range of arthropods …