title: Toward the formation of a Companion Animal Parasite Council for the Tropics (CAPCT).
abstract: This letter advises the imminent formation of the Companion Animal Parasites Council for the Tropics (CAPCT). The CAPCT consists of region-specific (e.g., Asia-Pacific, Latin America and Caribbean, Africa) experts comprising academics, veterinarians, parasitologists, physicians and allied industry partners that will work together to inform, guide and develop best-practice recommendations for the optimal diagnosis, treatment and control of companion animal parasites in the tropics, with the aim of protecting the health of pets and that of the public.
authors.affiliation: The Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, 3052, Australia. rebecca.traub@unimelb.edu.au.
authors.forename: Rebecca J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Traub
authors.affiliation: College of Veterinary Medicine, School of Veterinary and Life Sciences, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Western Australia, 6150, Australia. p.irwin@murdoch.edu.au.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Irwin
authors.affiliation: Department of Immunology, Centro de Pesquisas Aggeu Magalhães, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 50740465, Recife, Brazil. filipe.dantas@cpqam.fiocruz.br.|Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari, 70010, Valenzano, Italy. filipe.dantas@cpqam.fiocruz.br.
authors.forename: Filipe
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Dantas-Torres
authors.affiliation: Hospital Veterinario de Virreyes and Enfermedades Parasitarias, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina. gabrielapt@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Gabriela Pérez
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Tort
authors.affiliation: Programa Institucional Biodiversidade e Saúde, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 21040360, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. labarthe@fiocruz.br.
authors.forename: Norma Vollmer
authors.initials: NV
authors.lastname: Labarthe
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kasetsart University, 10903, Bangkok, Thailand. tawin.i@ku.th.
authors.forename: Tawin
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Inpankaew
authors.affiliation: Department Veterinary Parasitology, Bombay Veterinary College, Maharashtra Animal and Fishery Sciences University, Parel, Mumbai, 400012, Maharashtra, India. mrgatne@yahoo.co.in.
authors.forename: Mukulesh
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gatne
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Vietnam National University of Agriculture, Hanoi, Vietnam. longlinh5@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Bui Khanh
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Linh
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, Onderstepoort, South Africa. Volker.Schwan@up.ac.za.
authors.forename: Volker
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Schwan
authors.affiliation: Department of Companion Animal Medicine and Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM, Serdang, Malaysia. malaika_w@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Malaika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.affiliation: Bayer Animal Health GmbH, 51368, Leverkusen, Germany. susanne.siebert@bayer.com.
authors.forename: Susanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Siebert
authors.affiliation: Bayer Animal Health GmbH, 51368, Leverkusen, Germany. norbert.mencke@bayer.com.
authors.forename: Norbert
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mencke
authors.affiliation: Bayer Animal Health GmbH, 51368, Leverkusen, Germany. roland.schaper@bayer.com.
authors.forename: Roland
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Schaper
mesh_terms: D000349:Africa; D000818:Animals; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001208:Asia; D017691:Caribbean Region; D002415:Cats; D004285:Dogs; D006288:Health Planning Organizations; D006801:Humans; D007843:Latin America; D044349:Oceania; D057805:Pets / Q000469:parasitology*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D014329:Tropical Climate; D018634:Veterinarians
chemical_list: D000871:Anthelmintics