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Many organizations that deal with parasitology maintain Web sites. If you know of an organization or Web site that you feel should be linked on this site, please let us know. Direct these messages to the AAVP Secretary/Treasurer, Alan.Marchiondo@Pfizer.com. All links below open in a new browser window. Temporarily disable your pop-up blocker if you have a problem accessing these links.

• Aquarium, Zoo Animals & Wildlife Parasites
• Companion Animal Parasitology
• Educational Opportunities
• Employment Opportunities
• Equine Parasitology
• Food Animal Parasite Topics
• Internet News Groups
• Journals
• Member Publications
• Overviews
• Pharmaceutical, Diagnostic & Vaccine Companies
• Research Institutes
• Scientific Societies
• Searchable Databases
• Teaching Materials
• Veterinary Academic Departments Hosting Parasitologists

• Parasites & Infectious Diseases of White Tailed Deer in Oklahoma by Dr. A. Alan Kocan of Oklahoma State University.
• The Oklahoma State Ostrich Book by Dr. A. Alan Kocan. Includes a section of parasites of ostriches.
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• Heartworm Disease. The American Heartworm Society's Web site provides authoritative information on the biology, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of heartworm disease in dogs and cats.
• Heartworm in Dogs in Canada. Dr. Owen Slocombe of the University of Guelph's Ontario Veterinary College presents data on the distribution of heartworm in the various parts of Canada along with his recommendations for the use of routine screening tests and the administration of preventive medications.
• Feline Heartworm Disease. A web site maintained by Dr. Ray Dillon of Auburn University's College of Veterinary Medicine.
• CDC/AAVP Recommendations on How To Prevent Transmission of Intestinal Roundworms from Pets to People, written for veterinarians.
• CDC Fact Sheet on Human Toxocariasis. All about visceral and ocular larva migrans in humans caused by roundworms of dogs and cats, written for the general public.
• Cat Parasites. Dr. Mike Richards has posted to VetInfo his answers to common questions posed by the general public.
• Dog Parasites. Dr. Mike Richards has posted to VetInfo his answers to common questions posed by the general public.
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• See Member Forum for Veterinary Parasitology Education Postings.
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• AnimalHealthJobs.com is a site for potential positions in the animal health industry.
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• EPM Society
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• Basic Biology of Cryptosporidium. From a web page maintained by Dr. Steve J. Upton of Kansas State University.
• Liver Flukes in Florida. Lecture notes on that topic from the University of Florida's College of Veterinary Medicine.
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• Bionet.Parasitology
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• Veterinary Parasitology
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• Veterinary Clinical Parasitology, 2006, 7th edition, by Drs. Anne M. Zajac and Gary A. Conboy, available at blackwellpublishing.com
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• Ehrlichiosis. An overview by Drs. J.S. Matthew and S.A. Ewing of Oklahoma State University.
• Ticks & tick-transmitted diseases in Oklahoma by Dr. A. Alan Kocan of Oklahoma State University.
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• Fort Dodge
• Heska
• Idexx Animal Health
• Merial
• Novartis Animal Health
• Pfizer Animal Health
• Synbiotics Corporation
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• USDA's Livestock & Poultry Sciences Institute
• Institute of Parasitology at McGill University's MacDonald Campus
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• American Heartworm Society
• American Society of Parasitologists
• American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene
• American Veterinary Medical Association
• Helminthological Society of Washington
• Society of Protozoologists
• Southeastern Society of Parasitologists
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• USDA Research in Parasitology
• FDA's Approved Animal Drug Database. A searchable listing of all animal drugs approved for sale in the United States.
• Parasites & Parasitololgical Resources. This massive undertaking is maintained by Dr. Peter Pappas at Ohio State University. The site includes a Directory of Parasitologists world wide, an outstanding library of Parasite Images, and links to many other Parasite Related Resources.
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• Oklahoma State University's Veterinary Parasitology Course
• Oklahoma State University's Clinical Parasitology Images & Descriptions
• University of Pennsylvania's Diagnosis of Veterinary Endoparasitic Infections Page
• University of Pennsylvania's Parasitology Course
• University of Pennsylvania's Heartworm Notes
• University of Wisconsin's Veterinary Parasitology Course
• Heinz Mehlhorn's Encyclopedic Reference of Parasitology
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• Auburn University's Department of PathoBiology
• University of California-Davis' Department of Pathology, Microbiology & Immunology
• Cornell University's Department of Microbiology & Immunology
• University of Florida's Department of PathoBiology
• University of Georgia's Department of Medical Microbiology & Parasitology
• University of Guelph's (Ontario Veterinary College) Department of PathoBiology
• University of Illinois' Department of Veterinary PathoBiology
• Kansas State University's Department of Diagnostic Medicine/PathoBiology
• Michigan State University's Department of Microbiology
• University of Minnesota's Department of PathoBiology
• University of Pennsylvania's Department of PathoBiology
• University of Prince Edward Island's (Atlantic Veterinary College) Department of Pathology & Microbiology
• Purdue University's Veterinary PathoBiology Department
• University of Saskatchewan (Western College of Veterinary Medicine) Department of Microbiology
• Texas A&M University's Department of Veterinary PathoBiology
• University of Wisconsin's Department of PathoBiological Sciences
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