Communication pearls for educating clients about tick-borne diseases
In an interview with dvm360®, Brian H. Herrin, DVM, PhD, DACVM (Parasitology) shared a few resources veterinarians can access when talking to clients about specific tick-borne diseases often found in their geographic location.
During an interview with dvm360®, parasitology expert Brian H. Herrin, DVM, PhD, DACVM (Parasitology), revealed a few resources that veterinarians can utilize when communicating to clients about specific tick-borne diseases found within their area.
View the video below for the entire discussion. The following is a partial transcript:
Brian H. Herrin, DVM, PhD, DACVM (Parasitology): I think one of the first things that veterinarians can do is to have a generalized idea of the tick and tick-borne diseases in their area...There are some resources [veterinarians] can find for the tick-borne diseases in their area. One of them is the Companion Animal Parasite Council (CAPC), and the website is capcvet.org. The (CAPC) has maps that [veterinarians] can go to on a county level and [see] what percentage of dogs test positive for specific tick-borne diseases in that area.
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