Parasitology - Web Links

Ectoparasites

Vector-transmitted parasites

Tick-transmitted parasites

Helminths

Protozoa

Fungi

General

Societies

 Ectoparasites

• http://www.ent.iastate.edu/imagegal/
  Department of Entomology Iowa State University. Images of various insects including ticks, lice, flies and mosquitoes.
• http://www.ent.iastate.edu/fleanews/aboutfleanews.html
  Biannual newsletter of the Department of Entomology Iowa State University from July 1993 to July 2000. Bibliography of all things flea related.

Internal Parasites

 Vector-transmitted parasites

• http://www.leishmaniasis.info/
  The Canine Leishmaniasis Website. Extensive information on canine leishmaniasis including etiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis and therapy, and leishmaniasis in general, sand flies, leishmania parasites and zoonotic leishmaniasis.

 Tick-transmitted parasites

• http://www.bris.ac.uk/acarus/welcome.htm
  University of Bristol. Website of the Acarus laboratory for the PCR-detection of arthropod-borne infectious diseases in companion animals. General information on tick-transmitted parasites and disease with links to other more specific websites.

 Helminths

• http://www.heartwormsociety.org
  The American Heartworm Society. Information on all aspects of heartworm including guidelines for the diagnosis, prevention and management of heartworm infection in dogs and cats.

 Protozoa

• http://www.protozoologie.de/
  German Society for Protozoology. In German.
• http://www.tommys.org/
  Tommy's, the baby charity. UK charity with information on Toxoplasma gondii and toxoplasmosis. Aimed at parents to be. Leaflets available.

 Fungi

• http://www.mycology.adelaide.edu.au/
  The University of Adelaide, Australia. General information about medical mycology and images of various fungi.
• http://www.aspergillus.org.uk
  The site provides an encyclopaedia of Aspergillus for the patients, doctors, vets and scientists.
• http://www.isham.org/index.asp
  Isham is a world wide organizations that represents all scientists, doctors and vets with a special interest in fungal diseases.

 General

• http://medlineplus.gov/
  MedlinePlus, US National Library of Medicine
• http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dpd/
  United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. General information on all parasites and parasitic disease, includes image library.
• http://www.testapet.com/
  Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine. Information on a range of parasites (helminths, protozoa, vector and tick transmitted parasites), includes details of life cycles, clinical signs, diagnostics and therapy with images. Mainly applicable to Europe.
• http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/index.jsp
  The Merck Veterinary Manual. General information on all disease of large and small animals, including exotics and birds. Indexed by physiological sysytem. Parasitic information includes etiology and transmission, clinical findings, diagnosis, treatment and control with some images.

 Societies

• World Association For the Advancement of Veterinary Parasitology
  http://www.waavp.org/
  (Includes list of the WAAVP antiparasitc guidelines.)
• The American Association of Veterinary Parasitologists
  http://www.aavp.org/
• The American Society for Parasitologists
  http://asp.unl.edu/
• The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
  http://www.astmh.org/
• Australian Society for Parasitology
  http://parasite.org.au/
• Austrian Society of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology
  http://www.vu-wien.ac.at/i116/OeGTPverst.htm#1
• British Society for Parasitology
  http://www.bsp.uk.net/
• French Society of Parasitology
  http://www.tours.inra.fr/sfpar/accueil.htm
• The German Society for Parasitology
  http://www.dgparasitologie.de/
• The Netherlands Society for Parasitology
  http://www.parasitologie.nl
• Parasitological Society of Southern Africa:
  http://www.parsa.ac.za/
• Swiss Society for Tropical Medicine and Parasitology
  http://www.sstmp.ch/
• German Veterinary Medical Society (DVG)
  http://www.dvg.net/
• Arbeitsgemeinschaft für medizinische Arachno-Entomologie:
  http://www.amae.de/
• The Scandinavian-Baltic Society of Parasitology
  http://www.hi.is/pub/sbsp/