VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY 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 to the Fifth Edition vii Acknowledgements viii Introduction ix Taxonomic Tables x Part 1: Parasites and infection 1 Veterinary helminthology 1 Helminthology 1 2 Veterinary protozoology 138 3 Veterinary entomology 216 4 Laboratory diagnosis and identification 323 Helminth infections 323 Protozoal infections 348 Ectoparasites 357 Chemicals and solutions 377 5 Antiparasitics and resistance 379 Anthelmintics 379 Antiprotozoals 385 Ectoparasiticides: insecticides and acaricides 390 Parasiticide resistance 395 6 Innate and acquired resistance, vaccines and alternative approaches to parasite management 399 Innate resistance to parasitic infection 399 Acquired immunity to helminth infections 400 Acquired immunity to protozoal infections 403 Acquired immunity to arthropod infestations 403 Vaccines 404 Non- chemical control 407 7 Epidemiology of parasitic disease and the environmental impacts of its management 411 The epidemiology of parasitic disease 411 Environmental impacts of parasite treatment 417 Part 2: Clinical parasitic disease and treatment 8 Parasites of cattle 419 Endoparasites 419 Ectoparasites 468 Cattle parasite checklist 483 9 Parasites of sheep and goats 488 Endoparasites 488 Ectoparasites 529 Sheep parasite checklist 539 Goat parasite checklist 543 10 Parasites of horses 547 Endoparasites 547 Ectoparasites 568 Horse parasite checklist 573 11 Parasites of pigs 577 Endoparasites 577 Ectoparasites 593 Pig parasite checklist 597 12 Parasites of dogs and cats 600 Endoparasites 600 Ectoparasites 646 Dog parasite checklist 658 Cat parasite checklist 662 13 Parasites of poultry and gamebirds 666 Endoparasites 666 Ectoparasites 698 Hemiptera 698 Chicken parasite checklist 705 Turkey parasite checklist 709 Duck parasite checklist 712 Goose parasite checklist 715 Pheasant parasite checklist 717 Partridge parasite checklist 719 Quail parasite checklist 721 Guinea fowl parasite checklist 723 14 Parasites of ungulates 724 Deer 724 Llamas, Alpacas, Guanacos, vicuñas 740 Water buffalo 744 Deer parasite checklist 749 Camel parasite checklist 753 Camelids parasite checklist 756 Buffalo parasite checklist 759 15 Parasites of laboratory animals 761 Rabbits 761 Guinea pigs 773 Rats and mice 776 Primates 784 Rabbit parasite checklist 801 Guinea pig parasite checklist 803 Rat parasite checklist 804 Mouse parasite checklist 806 Primate parasite checklist 808 16 Parasites of exotics 815 Pigeons 815 Ratites (ostrich, Rhea, emu) 820 Reptiles 823 Pigeon parasite checklist 830 Ratite parasite checklist 833 Reptiles parasites checklist 836 Glossary 837 References and further reading 841 Index 844
The Authors 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.
