Companion animal parasitology: a clinical perspective
Companion animal parasitology: a clinical perspective
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DOI：
10.1016/s0020-7519(01)00361-7
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发表时间：
2002-05-01
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Irwin, PJ
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作者：
Irwin, PJ
近年来，临床兽医学的开展方式发生了许多变化，这一点在动物同伴实践中表现得最为明显。与宠物狗和猫一起工作的兽医正面临着与寄生虫病的出现和重新出现有关的新挑战。最近发现了一些新孢子虫，如犬新孢子虫；其他一些细菌，如贾第鞭毛虫和隐孢子虫，报告的频率越来越高，部分原因是实验室测试提高了敏感性和特异性。在许多地区，寄生虫病的出现是宠物旅行的结果，外来疾病对兽医来说是一个独特的诊断挑战，因为这些疾病可能没有怀疑的指标。由于生态和气候变化，某些媒介传播疾病的范围正在扩大，如巴贝斯虫病、肝孢子虫病、埃立克体病、利什曼病和丝虫病，并因从流行区返回家园的亚临床感染动物而扩大。在同伴动物实践中，兽医还有额外的责任，提供关于宠物寄生虫感染传播的准确信息，特别是向最脆弱的人，如儿童、老年人和免疫受损的人。有效的教育对于缓解公众的担忧和促进负责任的宠物饲养至关重要。(C)2002年澳大利亚寄生虫学协会。爱思唯尔科学有限公司出版。保留所有权利。
In recent years there have been many changes to the ways that clinical veterinary science is conducted and nowhere is this more evident than in companion animal practice. Veterinarians working with pet dogs and cats are facing new challenges associated with the emergence and re-emergence of parasitic diseases. Some, such as Neospora caninum, have been recently recognised; others like Giardia and Cryptosporidium have been reported with increasing frequency, in part as a result of laboratory tests with improved sensitivity and specificity. In many regions, the emergence of parasitic diseases has been a consequence of pet travel and exotic diseases pose a unique diagnostic challenge for the veterinarian, as the index of suspicion for these conditions may be absent. The ranges of certain vector-borne diseases such as babesiosis, hepatozoonosis, ehrlichiosis, leishtmaniasis and dirofilariasis are extending due to ecological and climatic changes and enhanced by animals with subclinical infection returning home from endemic areas. In companion animal practice, veterinarians have the additional responsibility of providing accurate information about the zoonotic transmission of parasite infections from pets, especially to those most vulnerable such as children, the elderly and the immunocompromised. Effective education is vital to allay public concerns and promote responsible pet ownership. (C) 2002 Australian Society for Parasitology Inc. Published by Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.