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In Practice 21: 482-491 (1999)
© 1999 British Veterinary Association

Imported diseases in small animals

Alexander Trees PhD1 and Susan Shaw 2

1 The Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
2 The University of Bristol, The American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine, The Australian College of Veterinary Scientists

IN the light of recent changes to quarantine legislation in the UK, it is expected that there will be a huge increase in the number of travelling pets going abroad for short holiday periods and also a rise in the number of conventional importations from Europe. These animals will be exposed to a number of parasitic infections which are currently exotic to the UK. Veterinary surgeons in the UK are, as yet, ill-equipped to diagnose, treat or prevent such diseases. This article discusses vector-borne infections which pose a health risk to pet animals and aims to provide a concise summary of the most relevant diseases, offering advice to indicate a diagnosis and suggesting further sources of information. The vast majority of importations are expected to be dogs; the article therefore concentrates on diseases in dogs, although cats are also discussed briefly.






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