Veterinary Parasitology in the News - National Center for Veterinary Parasitology

At The Oscars, 'Parasite' Makes Best Picture History

Thousands of blood-sucking ticks found on bodies of Canadian moose

He worried about headaches and fainting spells, only to learn a tapeworm was living in his brain for years

Additional human Thelazia case in the US.

NCVP Board Member Dispenses Deworming Advice

Scientists discovered mechanisms that protect tapeworms from being digested by their host.

New species of bloodsucking leech with three jaws and 59 teeth found outside Washington DC.

Photo by Ian Cook

Haemaphysalis longicornis makes headlines

Chagas disease, kissing bugs and the OSU survey. Joining me to talk about Chagas disease, the kissing bug and her survey in Oklahoma is Kelly Allen,Ph.D. Dr Allen is an assistant professor of veterinary parasitology at Oklahoma State University’s Center for Veterinary Health Sciences.

National Center for Veterinary Parasitology featured in Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

JAVMA • Vol 252 • No. 3 • February 1, 2018

Resident featured

Dr. Ashley Steuer, Zoetis Resident in Veterinary Parasitology at the University of Kentucky, describes her path to residency and her PhD research.