S13A - The Ties that Bind: Canine Vector Borne Disease & One Health IDEXX Session

Tuesday, February 21, 2023

2:00 PM – 2:50 PM

Location: Mandalay Bay L, Level 2

Earn 1 CE Hours

Sponsored By

IDEXX

Presenter(s)

K. Wade Burton, DVM

Medical Affairs Specialist
IDEXX
Liberty Hill, TX, United States

Moderator(s)

Terry J. Beebe, DVM

Owner
Family Pet Hospital, LLC
Platteville, WI, United States

Veterinarians play a key role in One Health. Vectors and the diseases they transmit have become increasingly prevalent with the geographic distribution of both tick vectors and the pathogens they transmit expanding. Our canine patients can serve as sentinels for tick borne disease in our communities. Recent advancements in vector-borne disease screening have uncovered new data showing a correlation between canine seroprevalence and human incidence of anaplasmosis.

Learning Objectives:

Expand awareness of important zoonotic tick-borne diseases beyond Lyme Disease
Understand the One Health impact of routine screening for tick-borne diseases in your practice
Review the change in prevalence and geographic distribution of Anaplasma, Ehrlichia and Borrelia