Infectious diseases (parasites) – Dogs – EBVM in Practice

Infectious diseases (parasites) – dogs

Coccidiosis
Diagnostics
Fleas
Gastrointestinal worms
Giardiasis
Heartworms
Infection control
Leishmaniosis
Mites
Neosporosis
Other parasites
Ticks
Vector-borne diseases

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
VE	Veterinary Evidence, Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Knowledge
WSAVA	World Small Animal Veterinary Association

Coccidiosis

CLINICAL GUIDELINES

Coccidiosis – CAPC (2025)

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)

CRITICALLY APPRAISED TOPICS

Garlic versus no treatment to prevent or reduce fleas in dogs – VE (2020)

Gastrointestinal worms

CLINICAL GUIDELINES

Diphyllobothrium – CAPC (2016)

Dipylidium caninum – CAPC (2025)

Echinococcus – CAPC (2025)

Hookworms – CAPC (2025)

Mesocestoides – CAPC (2013)

Physaloptera – CAPC (2015)

Roundworms – CAPC (2025)

Strongyloidiasis – CAPC (2025)

Taenia – CAPC (2025)

Whipworm – CAPC (2025)

Worm control in dogs and cats – SSCCAP (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)

Heartworms

CLINICAL GUIDELINES

Aelurostrongylus cantonensis – CAPC (2025)

Angiostrongylus vasorum – CAPC (2021)

Canine heartworm guidelines – AHS (2024)

Heartworm – CAPC (2020)

CRITICALLY APPRAISED TOPICS

IDEXX AngioDetect versus Baermann coprology or Angiostrongylus vasorum antigen ELISA for diagnosing A. vasorum infection in dogs – VE (2021)

Infection control

CLINICAL GUIDELINES

Guidelines for veterinary personal biosecurity – AVA (2017)

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

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

Practical infection control guidelines – AIDAP (2016)

Leishmaniosis

CLINICAL GUIDELINES

Diagnosis, and evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for treatment and prevention of canine leishmaniosis – WAVD (2025)

Leishmaniosis – CAPC (2014)

Mites

CLINICAL GUIDELINES

Cheyletiella – CAPC (2020)

Demodecosis – CAPC (2019)

Diagnosis and treatment of demodicosis in dogs and cats – WAVD (2020)

Nasal mites – CAPC (2023)

Otodectic mange – CAPC (2019)

Sarcoptic mange – CAPC (2019)

CRITICALLY APPRAISED TOPICS

Isoxazolines versus imidacloprid and moxidectin for treatment of dogs with generalised demodicosis – VE (2019)

Neosporosis

CLINICAL GUIDELINES

Neospora caninum – CAPC (2025)

Other parasites

CLINICAL GUIDELINES

Crenosoma vulpis – CAPC (2018)

Cryptosporidium – CAPC (2025)

Cuterebriasis – CAPC (2020)

Dracunculus insignis – CAPC (2016)

Eucoleus (Capillaria) boehmi – CAPC (2018)

Filaroides osleri – CAPC (2018)

Flukes – CAPC (2012)

Lice – CAPC (2023)

Onchocerca lupi – CAPC (2018)

Raccoon roundworm – CAPC (2023)

Schistosomiasis – CAPC (2025)

Spirometra – CAPC (2016)

Screwworm – CAPC (2017)

Toxoplasma gondii – CAPC (2025)

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)

Vector-borne diseases

CLINICAL GUIDELINES

Babesiosis – CAPC (2019)

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

Ehrlichia and Anaplasma – CAPC (2015)

Hepatozoon americanum – CAPC (2023)

Lyme disease – CAPC (2019)

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever – CAPC (2018)

Trypanosomiasis – CAPC (2025)