Dogs and cats are now part of our families and share with us not only feelings but also spaces and environment. Some of their parasites are transmissible to humans. Few parasites, very commonly found in pets, may cause serious, poorly known diseases in human beings. On the contrary some are unnecessarily dreaded by Physicians. The role of all of us is to show the truth, to discredit old myths and legends, and to warn against the real risks spreading the concept of “One Health".
Language: English
Speaker:
Luigi Venco
Luigi Venco DVM, SCPA, EVPC Dipl
He was as Visiting Professor for six months at Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of Georgia (Athens USA) and visited further several Veterinary Teaching Hospital abroad (Davis CA, Ft Collins CO, Philadelphia PA, Gifu Japan). He presented more than 100 topics in Italy, U.S.A., U.K., Spain, Slovenia, Greek, Poland, Croatia, Japan, Cuba, Czech republic, Bulgaria, Serbia, Russia about Parasitology and Cardiology and is author and co-author of more than 30 papers on “Internationally peer reviewed journals”, two books about Heartworm disease, three books about Small animal Parasitology and one about Cardiology of dogs, cat and horses. He works in cooperation in research projects with the Faculties of Veterinary Medicine of Milan, Parma, Zagreb and the Faculty of Biology of Salamanca.
He is member of the American Heartworm Society, Feline Heartworm International Council, SOIPA, ESSCAP and WAAP, and is vice President of the European Society of Dirofilariosis and Angiostrongylosis
Since 2006 he is a Diplomate of the EVPC (European Veterinary Parasitology College).
He works in the fields of Cardiology (both medicine and surgery) and Clinical Parasitology.