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Vets: free identification of exotic worms in dogs

Submit samples from dogs for free identification of exotic worms and worm-like parasites by the APHA.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Animal and Plant Health Agency
• Published: 28 October 2024

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Surveillance for exotic worms: recording form

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Details

Vets can get free morphological identification of exotic worms and worm-like parasites in dogs seen in practice.

These include suspected cases of:

• Thelazia callipaeda
• Dirofilaria repens
• Linguatula serrata

Identification is carried out by the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA).

Submitting samples

Complete the attached form.

Submit fresh samples or samples preserved in 70% ethanol. Do not put the parasites in formalin.

Send the form and samples to:

Carmarthen APHA Veterinary Investigation Centre
Job’s Well Road
Johnstown
Carmarthen
Carmarthenshire
SA31 3EZ

You must follow the rules for packaging and sending pathological material.

About the project

APHA and the European Scientific Counsel Companion Animal Parasites (ESCCAP) UK and Ireland are collaborating to encourage diagnosis and reporting of these parasites and to map the distribution of cases being recorded in the UK.

This will aid the surveillance of the distribution and prevalence of worms in UK dogs, as well as helping to identify where autochthonous transmission may be occurring.

Watch a video with more information about the project on Vet Times.

Contact APHA lab services

Email: [email protected]
Telephone: 03000 60 0016

If you need an accessible version of this form email [email protected].

Published 28 October 2024