Canine vector-borne diseases (CVBD) are a growing global threat. Transmitted by blood-feeding ectoparasites like ticks, fleas, mosquitoes and sand flies, diseases such as Lyme borreliosis, babesiosis or leishmaniosis are known to veterinarians throughout the world and in some cases also have zoonotic consequences.

www.cvbd.org is dedicated to providing the veterinary practitioner with cutting-edge and clinically relevant scientific information on CVBD. Major input to this website comes from the CVBD World Forum, a working group of leading international experts, who meet at least once a year at the International CVBD Symposium to discuss current scientific findings as well as future trends and needs concerning the distribution, pathogenesis, clinical presentation, diagnosis and prevention of CVBD.

The CVBD World Forum is supported by Bayer HealthCare, Animal Health Division, a specialist in the field of parasite prevention.

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