title: Major Parasitic Zoonoses Associated with Dogs and Cats in Europe.
abstract: Some of the most important zoonotic infectious diseases are associated with parasites transmitted from companion animals to man. This review describes the main parasitic zoonoses in Europe related to dogs and cats, with particular emphasis on their current epidemiology. Toxoplasmosis, leishmaniosis, giardiosis, echinococcosis, dirofilariosis and toxocariosis are described from the animal, as well as from the human host perspectives, with an emphasis on parasite life cycle, transmission, pathogenicity, prevention and identification of knowledge gaps. In addition, priorities for research and intervention in order to decrease the risks and burden of these diseases are presented. Preventing zoonotic parasitic infections requires an integrated multidisciplinary 'One Health' approach involving collaboration between veterinary and medical scientists, policy makers and public health officials.
authors.affiliation: Koret School of Veterinary Medicine, Hebrew University, Rehovot, Israel. Electronic address: gad.baneth@mail.huji.ac.il.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Baneth
authors.affiliation: University of Copenhagen, Department of Veterinary Disease Biology, Veterinary Parasitology Research Group, Frederiksberg C, Denmark.
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Thamsborg
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria, Università degli Studi di Bari, Valenzano, Bari, Italy.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Otranto
authors.affiliation: École Nationale Vétérinaire d'Alfort, Department of Parasitology, BioPole d'Alfort, UPE, Maisons-Alfort, France.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Guillot
authors.affiliation: École Nationale Vétérinaire d'Alfort, Department of Parasitology, BioPole d'Alfort, UPE, Maisons-Alfort, France.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Blaga
authors.affiliation: Institute of Parasitology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Deplazes
authors.affiliation: Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia Animals, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Cerdanyola del Valles, Spain.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Solano-Gallego
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002415:Cats; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004285:Dogs; D005060:Europe; D006801:Humans; D057805:Pets / Q000469:parasitology*; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000635:transmission*
keywords: Europe; companion animal; parasite; zoonotic disease