Links

Useful Parasitology websites

Ectoparasites

http://www.ent.iastate.edu/imagegal/
Department of Entomolgy Iowa State University. Images of various insects including ticks, lice, flies and mosquitoes.

http://www.ent.iastate.edu/list/
Iowa State Entomology Index of Internet Resources - The directory and search engine of insect-related resources on the Internet.

http://www.dgaae.de
(in German)
German Association for Entomology

http://www.amae.de
(in German)
Working group for medical arachno-entomology

http://www.uni-hohenheim.de/ento/publikat.htm
Department of Entomology, University of Hohenheim (Germany) – Publications 2000 – 2006

CVBD related Pathogens

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.

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

http://www.leishmania.co.uk
UK based website with relevance to Europe on leishmaniosis, what it is, diagnosis, treatment and prevention.

General Parasitology

http://www.testapet.com
The website of the Veterinary Parasitology Diagnostic service at the 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://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parasitology
Wikipedia - the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit.

http://www.vet-magazin.com/
(in German)
VET-Magazin, an independent magazine for veterinary medicine with information on science, services, veterinarian universities, and tips for pet owners and the public)

http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dpd/default.htm
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA – USA, Division of Parasitic Diseases (DPD) - dedicated to preventing and controlling parasitic diseases at home and abroad. Professional and public information.

http://www.healthypet.com/library_view.aspx?ID=61&sid=1
Pet Care Library on Healthypet.com – the website of AAHA, the American Animal Hospital Association.

http://www.petsandparasites.org/showflash.html
The Companion Animal Parasite Council (CAPC) has developed this web site as an information resource and starting point for pet owners. The Companion Animal Parasite Council (CAPC) is an independent council of veterinarians and other animal health care professionals established to create guidelines for the optimal control of internal and external parasites that threaten the health of pets and people.

http://www.ovma.org/pet.shtml
Website for pet owners of The Ontario Veterinary Medical Association.