Submitted on Monday 3rd April 2017
Published on Tuesday 11th April 2017
Current status: Closed
Closed: Tuesday 2nd May 2017
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Introduce tick control for dogs before, during and after travel abroad
In 2012 the requirement for dogs entering the UK to be treated against ticks was lifted. Dogs picking up ticks abroad may be exposed to disease pathogens not present in the UK and allowing untreated pets into the UK risks importing non-native tick species which may potentially carry fatal disease.
The 2015 Big Tick Project demonstrated that dogs who had travelled outside the UK prior to the study, returned carrying a tick. The study found that of the 56 pets examined who had travelled, 76% were carrying a tick. Analysis of the ticks in the study showed the presence of the potentially fatal disease Canine Babesiosis in a tick from a dog who returned from France.
Two dogs died after Canine Babesiosis was found in the UK last year for the first time in dogs who had not travelled abroad.
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