156 Dog Parks and Parasite Exposure

<p dir="ltr">Join Yvonne Brandenburg, RVT, VTS SAIM and Jordan Porter RVT, VTS SAIM as we talk about:</p> <ul> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Yvonne’s favorite things… PARASITES. We are starting off with the risks of parasitic burdens that can develop from visiting dog parks, but it gets worse… hookworm infection is on the rise and becoming resistant. </p> </li> </ul> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr"> Resources We Mentioned in the Show </p> <ul> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">  Aavp.org. 2022. [online] Available at: <<a href= "https://www.aavp.org/aavp-forms-hookworm-task-force/">https://www.aavp.org/aavp-forms-hookworm-task-force/</a>>  [Accessed 26 January 2022].</p> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Cima, G., 2022. Drug-resistant hookworms spreading in dogs, parasitologists warn. [online] American Veterinary Medical Association. Available at: <<a href= "https://www.avma.org/javma-news/2021-09-15/drug-resistant-hookworms-spreading-dogs-parasitologists-warn">https://www.avma.org/javma-news/2021-09-15/drug-resistant-hookworms-spreading-dogs-parasitologists-warn</a>>  [Accessed 26 January 2022]. </p> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation"> Duncan, K., 2022. Dog parks: Where pets, people, and parasites collide. [online] Available at: <<a href= "https://www.aaha.org/publications/newstat/articles/2020-05/dog-parks-where-pets-people-and-parasites-collide/#:~:text=Giardia%20was%20the%20most%20commonly,regions%20of%20the%20United%20States">https://www.aaha.org/publications/newstat/articles/2020-05/dog-parks-where-pets-people-and-parasites-collide/#:~:text=Giardia%20was%20the%20most%20commonly,regions%20of%20the%20United%20States</a>>  [Accessed 26 January 2022].</p> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Jimenez Castro, P.D., Howell, S.B., Schaefer, J.J. et al. Multiple drug resistance in the canine hookworm Ancylostoma caninum: an emerging threat?. Parasite