• The definitive reference for identification, diagnosis, and treatment in veterinary parasitology

    Veterinary Parasitology serves as a comprehensive reference on the subject for both specialists and general practitioners. The fifth edition has undergone significant updates to reflect recent advances in research and medical practice. It has been restructured and now more accessible and user-friendly. For ease of reference, the new edition is divided by parasite taxonomy and host species including dogs and cats, equids, cattle, sheep, ungulates, birds, exotics, and laboratory animals. This important field contributes to protecting animal health and welfare, preventing economic losses, ensuring food safety, safeguarding public health, and is an essential component of the One Health approach. As such, the authors cover all major aspects of veterinary parasitology, including biology, diagnostic techniques, drugs, and effective vaccines.

    Readers of the fifth edition of Veterinary Parasitology will also find:

    • Detailed new contents on the biological life cycles of parasites
    • Video-based practical guides to the diagnosis in veterinary parasitology,
    • New figures and images to facilitate the reader experience
    • Modification of taxonomic names based on molecular advances
    • Coverage of new approaches to control and distribution of parasites.

    Parasites constitute some of the most common cases in veterinary medicine and Veterinary Parasitology is the ideal reference for students and practitioners seeking an easy-to-use listing of all parasites of importance in veterinary practice. It will also appeal to veterinary parasitology specialists and researchers.

  • Preface

    Acknowledgements

    Glossary

    References

    Part 1: Parasites and infection

    Chapter 1: Veterinary Helminthology

    Chapter 2: Veterinary Protozoology

    Chapter 3: Veterinary Entomology

    Chapter 4: Laboratory diagnosis and identification

    Chapter 5: Antiparasitics and resistance

    Chapter 6: Innate and acquired resistance, vaccines and alternative approaches to parasite management

    Chapter 7: Epidemiology of parasitic disease and the environmental impacts of its management

    Part 2: Clinical parasitic disease and treatment

    Chapter 8: Parasites of Cattle

    Chapter 9: Parasites of Sheep and Goats

    Chapter 10: Parasites of Horses

    Chapter 11: Parasites of Pigs

    Chapter 12: Parasites of Cats and Dogs

    Chapter 13: Parasites of Poultry

    Chapter 14: Parasites of Ungulates

    Chapter 15: Parasites of Laboratory Animals

    Chapter 16: Parasites of Exotics

    Glossary

  • Domenico Otranto, DVM, PhD, DipEVPC, EBVS

    Is Professor of Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases of Animals at University of Bari, Italy and Distinguished Visiting Professor Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, City University of Hong Kong. He is also President of the World Association for the Advancement of Veterinary Parasitology (WAAVP).

    Richard Wall, BSc, MBA, PhD, FRES

    Is Professor of Zoology at the University of Bristol in the UK, specialising in veterinary entomology.

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