Zoonoses of people and their pets: a US perspective on significant pet-associated parasitic diseases

Abstract

Michael Paul, DVM is Executive Director, Companion Animal Parasite Council. Lonnie King, DVM is past-Director, National Center for Zoonotic, Vector-Borne, and Enteric Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and current Professor and Dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University. Ellen P. Carlin, DVM is Special Projects Manager and Editor, Companion Animal Parasite Council.The findings and conclusions in this manuscript are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.