PARASITOLOGY
Parasite Education Challenge Headquarters
Welcome to the Challenge Headquarters! Here you will find everything you need to participate, earn points, and educate your clients and team. Check back in with this page each day during the challenge period (May 19-June 2) for new opportunities to earn points!
CHALLENGE RESOURCES
Use this report to track the number of parasitology-focused pet owner handouts your clinic shares during the challenge period. Keep track in this document before submitting your total numbers on this page at the end of the challenge period!
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Pet Owner Handout: Heartworm Infection in Dogs
Looking for a way to earn some extra points? Download this pet owner handout to share with your clients and help educate them on the importance of heartworm prevention year-round. Each time you share the handout, you'll earn 5 points!
DIAGNOSTIC & EXAMINATION TECHNIQUES
To ensure the health and well-being of pets and reduce the chance of transmission of potentially zoonotic parasites, fecal examinations for parasite eggs, oocysts, and cysts are important. Many different procedures and techniques are used, each with its own advantages and limitations.
Diagnosing heartworm infection in dogs and cats requires more than a patient-side antigen test. Discover one expert’s approach to interpreting heartworm test results.
Intestinal parasite screens are a vital part of small animal medicine—both in sickness and in health. Take this quiz to make sure you know the best test for every situation.
TICK, TICK, TICK
Click here to download practice guides with a step-by-step approach for diagnosis and treatment of tick-borne diseases.
This quiz reviews accurate diagnosis and correct treatment options for tick borne diseases.
Can you name that tick? Test your identification skills with this comprehensive guide to ticks found in North America.
Are these dogs suffering from hemoabdomen, GI blood loss, or internal parasites? Or is the cause of clinical signs more obvious?
In addition to the latest recommendations for tick prevention and control, this guide describes the various infections each species can transmit.
A positive Borrelia burgdorferi antibody test may be an incidental finding. Discover current recommendations for treating and monitoring dogs who are seropositive but lack clinical signs of Lyme disease.
MORE PARASITOLOGY RESOURCES FOR THE VETERINARY TEAM
The most effective preventive care is tailored to the patient and their lifestyle. This quiz on handling 5 challenging preventive health scenarios will ensure you’re ready to make the best decisions for your patients.
A variety of contaminants can introduce anomalies into fecal examinations of dogs and cats. Distinguish true parasites from their lookalikes with the help of these images.
Understanding the life cycle of heartworms is essential for diagnosis and treatment. Learn what you should know about canine heartworm disease.
In cases of persistent canine hookworms, multiple anthelmintic drug resistance must be differentiated from primary infection, reinfection, and larval leak. Diagnose resistance with confidence using this in-depth guide to the fecal egg count reduction test.
How much do pet owners actually know about heartworm disease and how it is transmitted? Delve into the results from this study to find out and learn how to increase pet owner education.
Dipylidium caninum is a zoonotic parasite that may be difficult to spot on standard fecal diagnostics. Get highlights on risk factors, diagnosis, and treatment in this review of 161 epidemiologic studies.
Follow this plan to manage patients with hookworm infections that persist after institution of anthelmintic therapy.
An increase in cases of canine alveolar echinococcosis may be a warning sign for a spike in human infection. How can veterinarians combat this parasitic disease?