TY - JOUR
T1 - Parasites and vector-borne diseases disseminated by rehomed dogs
AU - Wright, Ian
AU - Jongejan, Frans
AU - Marcondes, Mary
AU - Peregrine, Andrew
AU - Baneth, Gad
AU - Bourdeau, Patrick
AU - Bowman, Dwight D
AU - Breitschwerdt, Edward B
AU - Capelli, Gioia
AU - Cardoso, Luís
AU - Dantas-Torres, Filipe
AU - Day, Michael J
AU - Dobler, Gerhard
AU - Ferrer, Lluis
AU - Gradoni, Luigi
AU - Irwin, Peter
AU - Kempf, Volkhard A J
AU - Kohn, Barbara
AU - Krämer, Friederike
AU - Lappin, Michael
AU - Madder, Maxime
AU - Maggi, Ricardo G
AU - Maia, Carla
AU - Miró, Guadalupe
AU - Naucke, Torsten
AU - Oliva, Gaetano
AU - Otranto, Domenico
AU - Pennisi, Maria Grazia
AU - Penzhorn, Barend L
AU - Pfeffer, Martin
AU - Roura, Xavier
AU - Sainz, Angel
AU - Shin, SungShik
AU - Solano-Gallego, Laia
AU - Straubinger, Reinhard K
AU - Tasker, Séverine
AU - Traub, Rebecca
AU - Little, Susan
PY - 2020/11/10
Y1 - 2020/11/10
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Animal Welfare
KW - Animals
KW - Congresses as Topic
KW - Consensus
KW - Disease Vectors
KW - Dog Diseases/epidemiology
KW - Dogs
KW - Internationality
KW - Italy
KW - Vector Borne Diseases/epidemiology
KW - Veterinarians
U2 - 10.1186/s13071-020-04407-5
DO - 10.1186/s13071-020-04407-5
M3 - Article (Academic Journal)
C2 - 33168100
SN - 1756-3305
VL - 13
SP - 546
JO - Parasites and Vectors
JF - Parasites and Vectors
IS - 1
ER -