A special issue of the Veterinary Parasitology journal has been published following the ESCCAP Vector-borne Diseases 2016 event in Granada. It features plenary sessions from the ESCCAP meeting with an introduction by Guadalupe Miró. The issue is entitled “What about the current status of canine and feline vector borne diseases and other zoonotic parasites all across Europe?” (Volume 255, July 2018). It is available as online open access at https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/veterinary-parasitology/special-issue/10K8PB5XHGZ.