AKC Canine Health Foundation Webinar Available On Demand: Canine Chagas Disease

The AKC Canine Health Foundation and VetVine have teamed up to offer a series of webinars featuring leaders in the field of veterinary health research that offer practical advice on common health concerns as well as information on cutting-edge research to benefit all dogs. The latest webinar in this series features the emerging threat of Chagas disease and is now available to view on demand.

Register for this informative webinar here.

Speaker: Sarah Hamer, MS, DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACVPM (Epidemiology)

Topic: Canine Chagas Disease – Studies of Naturally Infected Dogs and Kissing Bug Vectors
In this presentation Dr. Sarah Hamer will discuss the transmission cycle of the Chagas disease parasite, clinical abnormalities that can be seen in infected dogs, how to identify the triatomine “kissing bug” insects that serve as vectors, and how to differentiate triatomines from other ‘look-alike’ insect species.

Discussion will include what studies have revealed as to geographic hotspots, risk factors, disease progression, dogs as sentinels for human disease risk – including shelter dogs, dogs from impoverished communities along the TX-Mexico border, high value government working dogs, and most recently, hunting and working dogs in kennel environments across the southern United States.

Previous webinars are available on demand here.

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