Parasitology and parasitic diseases

Jose Pedreira graduated and obtained his PhD in Veterinary Medicine from the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC), and carries out his research work at the Department of Animal Pathology of the School of Veterinary Medicine of Lugo (USC). He is the author of numerous scientific articles in specialised national and international journals, as well as of articles for the general public. He participated as a coordinator on a project aimed at creating, promoting and providing consultancy services to cattle health groups (ADSGs, Agrupaciones de Defensa Sanitaria Ganaderas) in Galicia, which led to the publication of a manual of actions for veterinary surgeons from the different ADGSs. He has completed research fellowships in Spanish universities and at the French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA) of Tours (France) in order to study the resistance of strongyles to anthelmintics in ruminants. He is currently participating in a research project about different aspects of bovine cryptosporidiosis and coccidiosis and also works as a consultant on dairy milk and swine operations in A Coruña (Spain).

Pablo Díaz graduated and obtained his PhD in Veterinary Medicine from the USC. He works as a Professor for the USC and teaches and researches at the Department of Animal Pathology. He completed his research training with long-term research fellowships at national (Zaragoza, León) and international universities (Sassari, Bologna) as well as at the Cryptosporidium Reference Unit in the United Kingdom. His research focuses on the epidemiology, diagnosis, prevention and control of parasitic and infectious diseases in domestic and wild animals, and more particularly on intestinal protozoal diseases. His work has led to the publication of numerous articles in national and international specialised journals.

María Sol Arias graduated and obtained her PhD in Veterinary Medicine from the USC. She currently works as a researcher within the Isidro Parga Pondal Programme (Government of Galicia) and teaches and researches at the Department of Animal Pathology of the School of Veterinary Medicine of Lugo (USC). She has completed research fellowships at different national and international schools of Veterinary Medicine, such as the M.H. Gluck Equine Research Center (University of Kentucky) and the schools of Veterinary Medicine of the universities of Turin and Lisbon. She has published articles in several national and international indexed journals. She is the co-editor of two books: Fungi: Types, Environmental Impact and Role in Disease (2012), and Horses: Breeding, Health Disorders and Effects on Performance and Behaviour (2014). Her research currently focuses on the development of two patents for the use of fungi as parasiticides.

1. Parasites of the digestive tract in calves
2. Parasites of the digestive tract in adults
3. Blood parasites
4. Parasites affecting reproduction
5. Skin parasites
6. Other parasitic infections
7. Diagnosis
8. Treatment
9. References