Links

Ectoparasites

Vector-transmitted parasites

Tick-transmitted parasites

Helminths

Protozoa

Fungi

General

Societies

Ectoparasites

• www.ent.iastate.edu/imagegal/
  Department of Entomology Iowa State University. Images of various insects including ticks, lice, flies and mosquitoes.
• 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.
• bristoltickid.blogs.ilrt.org/
  Tick identification guide.
• www.fecava.org
  Sarcoptes fact sheet featuring ESCCAP's life cycles.

Internal Parasites

Vector-transmitted parasites

• www.leishmaniasis.info/
  The Canine Leishmaniasis website.  Extensive information on canine leishmaniasis including etiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, therapy, sand flies, leishmania parasites and zoonotic leishmaniasis.
• www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/healthtopics/vectors/vector-maps/pages/vector-maps.aspx
  The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) website publishes maps showing the most up-to-date information on vector distribution in Europe.
• www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/healthtopics/vectors/vector-maps/Pages/VBORNET_maps.aspx
  The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) website publishes maps showing the current known distribution of invasive mosquito species in Europe.
• www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/healthtopics/vectors/vector-maps/Pages/VBORNET_maps_sandflies.aspx
  The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) website publishes maps showing the current known distribution of Phlebotomus sand fly species in Europe.
• www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/healthtopics/west_nile_fever/west-nile-fever-maps/pages/index.aspx
  The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) website publishes maps showing the present geographical distribution of reported autochthonous human cases of West Nile fever in the EU and neighbouring countries.
• www.fecava.org
  Bartonellosis fact sheet.

Tick-transmitted parasites

• www.langfordvets.co.uk
  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.
• www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/healthtopics/vectors/vector-maps/pages/vbornet-maps-tick-species.aspx
  The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) website publishes maps which show the current known distribution of tick species in Europe.

Helminths

• 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.
• www.fecava.org
  Echinococcosis fact sheet featuring ESCCAP's life cycles.

Protozoa

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

Fungi

• www.mycology.adelaide.edu.au/
  The University of Adelaide, Australia. General information about medical mycology and images of various fungi.
• www.aspergillus.org.uk
  The site provides an encyclopaedia of Aspergillus for the patients, doctors, vets and scientists.
• www.isham.org
  Isham is a worldwide organisation that represents all scientists, doctors and vets with a special interest in fungal diseases.
• www.fecava.org
  Dermatophytosis fact sheet.

In some European countries (especially France, Italy and Belgium) the study of fungal species is usually associated with that of other eukaryotic parasites (protozoa, insects, mites and helminths).

General

• medlineplus.gov/
  MedlinePlus, US National Library of Medicine.
• www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dpd/
  United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. General information on all parasites and parasitic disease, includes an image library.
• www.lstmed.ac.uk/research
  Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine. 
• www.merckvetmanual.com/home.html
  The Merck Veterinary Manual. General information on all diseases of large and small animals, including exotics and birds. Indexed by physiological system. Parasitic information includes etiology and transmission, clinical findings, diagnosis, treatment and control with some images.
• www.pacificmedicalacls.com/acls-guide-to-dengue-fever.html
  Pacific Medical Training. Information on dengue fever.

Societies

• World Association for the Advancement of Veterinary Parasitology
  www.waavp.org/
  (Includes a list of the WAAVP antiparasitic guidelines)
• The American Association of Veterinary Parasitologists
  www.aavp.org/
• The American Society for Parasitologists
  amsocparasit.org/
• The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
  www.astmh.org/
• Australian Society for Parasitology
  parasite.org.au/
• Austrian Society of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology
  www.oegtpm.at/
• British Society for Parasitology
  www.bsp.uk.net/
• The European Advisory Board on Cat Diseases (ABCD)
  www.abcdcatsvets.org/
• European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)
  www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/Pages/home.aspx
• European Guide Dog Federation (EGDF)
  www.egdfed.org
• European Veterinary Parasitology College (EVPC)
  www.eurovetpar.org
• FECAVA (Federation of European Companion Animal Veterinary Associations)
  www.fecava.org/
• The German Society for Parasitology
  www.dgparasitologie.de/
• The Netherlands Society for Parasitology
  www.parasitologie.nl
• Parasitological Society of Southern Africa
  www.parsa.ac.za/
• Swiss Society for Tropical Medicine and Parasitology
  www.sstmp.ch/
• German Veterinary Medical Society (DVG)
  www.dvg.net/
• Arbeitsgemeinschaft für medizinische Arachno-Entomologie
  www.dgmea.com/
• The Scandinavian-Baltic Society of Parasitology
  sbsp.eu
• The World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA)
  www.wsava.org

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