Infectious diseases (parasites) – Cats – EBVM in Practice

Infectious diseases (parasites) – cats

Cryptococcosis
Diagnostics
Fleas
Gastrointestinal worms
Giardiasis
Heartworm
Infection control
Lungworm
Mites
Other parasites
Ticks
Toxoplasmosis
Tritrichomonas
Vector-borne diseases
Zoonoses

AAFP	American Association of Feline Practitioners
AAHA	American Animal Hospital Association
ACVIM	American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine
AHS	American Heartworm Society
AIDAP	Australasian Infectious Disease Advisory Panel
APTAP	Australian Paralysis Tick Advisory Panel
AVA	Australian Veterinary Association
BBV	BestBETs for Vets, Centre for Evidence-based Veterinary Medicine
CAPC	Companion Animal Parasite Council
EABCD	European Advisory Board on Cat Diseases
ESCCAP	European Scientific Counsel Companion Animal Parasites
ISFM	International Society of Feline Medicine
VE	Veterinary Evidence, Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Knowledge
WSAVA	World Small Animal Veterinary Association

Cryptococcosis

CLINICAL GUIDELINES

Cryptococcosis – EABCD (2024)

Diagnostics

CLINICAL GUIDELINES

General guidelines for dogs and cats – CAPC (2025)

Parasitological diagnosis in cats, dogs and equines – ESCCAP (2022)

Fleas

CLINICAL GUIDELINES

Control of ectoparasites in dogs and cats – ESCCAP (2022)

Fleas – CAPC (2017)

Gastrointestinal worms

CLINICAL GUIDELINES

Dipylidium caninum – CAPC (2025)

Physaloptera – CAPC (2015)

Roundworms – CAPC (2025)

Stomach worm – CAPC (2017)

Taenia – CAPC (2025)

Worm control in dogs and cats – ESCCAP (2025)

CRITICALLY APPRAISED TOPICS

Garlic as anthelmintic to prevent or reduce worm burden in dogs and cats – VE (2019)

Giardiasis

CLINICAL GUIDELINES

Control of intestinal protozoa in dogs and cats – ESCCAP (2025)

Giardia – CAPC (2025)

Giardiasis – EABCD (2025)

Heartworm

CLINICAL GUIDELINES

Dirofilarioses – EABCD (2022)

Feline heartworm guidelines – AHS (2024)

Heartworm – CAPC (2020)

Infection control

CLINICAL GUIDELINES

Disinfectant choice in feline veterinary hospitals, shelters and cat households – EABCD (2015)

Guidelines for veterinary personal biosecurity – AVA (2017)

Infection control, prevention and biosecurity guidelines – AAHA (2018)

Infectious diseases in shelter situations and their management – EABCD (2025)

Parasite control in travelling and imported pets – ESCCAP (2025)

Practical infection control guidelines – AIDAP (2016)

Lungworm

CLINICAL GUIDELINES

Aelurostrongylus abstrusus – CAPC (2018)

Eucoleus aerophilus (Capillaria aerophila) – CAPC (2018)

Lungworm – EABCD (2019)

Mites

CLINICAL GUIDELINES

Cheyletiella – CAPC (2020)

Demodecosis – CAPC (2019)

Notoedric mange – CAPC (2007)

Otodectic mange – CAPC (2019)

Other parasites

CLINICAL GUIDELINES

Coccidiosis – CAPC (2025)

Cuterebriasis – CAPC (2020)

Encephalitozoon cuniculi – EABCD (2024)

Flukes – CAPC (2012)

Platynosomum fastosum – CAPC (2019)

Spirometra – CAPC (2016)

Urinary tract nematodes – CAPC (2012)

Ticks

CLINICAL GUIDELINES

Control of ectoparasites in dogs and cats – ESCCAP (2022)

Tick paralysis of dogs and cats: Diagnosis, management, treatment and prevention – APTAP (2024)

Ticks – CAPC (2023)

Toxoplasmosis

CLINICAL GUIDELINES

Toxoplasma gondii – CAPC (2025)

Toxoplasma gondii – EABCD (2024)

Tritrichomonas

CLINICAL GUIDELINES

Control of intestinal protozoa in dogs and cats – ESCCAP (2025)

Tritrichomonas – CAPC (2025)

Trichomonosis – EABCD (2025)

CRITICALLY APPRAISED TOPICS

Ronidazole for treatment of T. foetus infection – VE (2019)

Vector-borne diseases

CLINICAL GUIDELINES

Babesiosis – EABCD (2022)

Control of vector-borne diseases in dogs and cats – ESCCAP (2024)

Cytauxzoonosis – EABCD (2025)

Cytauxzoonosis – CAPC (2016)

Hepatozoonosis – EABCD (2020)

Leishmaniosis – EABCD (2024)

Zoonoses

CLINICAL GUIDELINES

Companion Animal Zoonoses Guidelines – ACAZAP (2020)

Feline zoonoses – AAFP (2019)

Flea-borne rickettsiosis – CAPC (2020)