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Speaking at BSAVA congress, Ian Wright, Head of ESCCAP, claimed that some of the parasites that have recently emerged as threats in the UK have been ‘genuinely surprising’. It’s not just the emerging parasites like Linguatula serrata (the tongue worm) we need to prepare for, existing parasites are evolving too. New vectors and increases in population size and distribution mean that the recommendations given to clients may have to be reassessed based on the most current information. Our understanding of parasite threats is also changing in the light of new data. Babesia canis previously did not exist in the UK and is now endemic. Parasites such as Bartonella henselae, Toxocara cati and Rickettsia felis are now known to be much more common than previously thought and represent a significant zoonotic threat. Of the existing parasites, Ixodes ticks are increasing in number, thereby increasing infection pressure, and Angiostrongylus vasorum (lungworm) has expanded its distribution, spreading across the UK into
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