Vet Times Podcast

Angiostrongylus vasorum is a parasite that affects our canine patients in the UK, often with devastating consequences. Over recent years we have seen an increase in prevalence of lungworm disease. In this podcast, veterinary parasitologist Prof Eric Morgan and Jenny Helm, European Board of Veterinary Specialisation (EBVS) and RCVS specialist in small animal medicine and oncology referral clinician, discuss the prevalence of A vasorum in the UK, clinical signs to look for – including the wide and varied presentations we may see in clinical practice – along with options for treatment and prevention, including some of the innovative products recently brought to market in the UK. ___________________ ERIC MORGAN MA, VetMB, PhD, DipEVPC, MRCVS Eric is professor in veterinary parasitology at Queen’s University Belfast, and diplomate of the European Veterinary Parasitology College (DipEVPC). His research interests centre on the epidemiology of animal diseases under climate change, and consequences for their manag