The experts
wITH THE ANSWERS

To see the big picture, we asked the experts

To understand how rising temperatures threaten animal health, we recruited 21 of Europe’s foremost experts on parasites, parasite-borne diseases, behavior, and One Health.

Expert opinion

PROF. JACQUES GUILLOT

Professor of Parasitology and Mycology at the Veterinary College of Nantes (Oniris) and member of the research group IRF at the University of Angers

“Owners need straightforward information. Also, vets should behave as scientists and should be able to transmit information to pet owners. Vets are a critical link in the dissemination of information. This is a big challenge and vets need to understand how important this role is.”

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Speaking from experience

“THERE ARE PERIODS IN SPRING AND AUTUMN WHERE TICKS ARE ACTIVE, BUT PETS ARE NOT BEING TREATED APPROPRIATELY”

-PROF. AGUSTÍN ESTRADA

(Spain)

“In the Mediterranean region the first implication of rising temperatures is the presence of certain species of ticks all year round”

-PROF. EZIO FERROGLI

(ITALY)

“EVERYTHING IS CONNECTED, SO TO HAVE BETTER HUMAN HEALTH, YOU NEED TO TAKE CARE OF ANIMAL HEALTH AND YOU NEED ALSO TO TALE CARE OF THE ENVIRONMENT”

-PROF. JACQUES GUILLOT

(FRANCE)

“WE HAVE OBSERVED THAT SANDFLIES ARE NOW ACTIVE ALONG THE MEDITERRANEAN COAST FOR MOST OF THE YEAR, INCREASING THE NUMBER OF CANINE LEISHMANIOSIS CASES”

-DR. JAVIER LUCIENTES

(Spain)

“YEAR-ROUND TICK ACTIVITY MEANS THAT VECTOR-BORNE DISEASES BECOME A YEAR-ROUND PROBLEM”

-PROF. LUKASZ ADASZEK

(POLAND)

“TWO SURVEYS PERFORMED IN FRANCE SHOWED THAT THE ENDEMIC LEISHMANIOSIS ZONE GREW BY 60% OVER A PERIOD OF EIGHT YEARS, AS DETERMINED BASED ON CASES REPORTED BY VETS”

-PROF. PATRICK BOURDEAU

(france)