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Ectoparasites in Veterinary Medicine

The term ectoparasite commonly refers to an organism that lives on another organism. Ectoparasites are of growing importance in the veterinary world and this article looks at the main ones affecting the domestic dog and cat. Ectoparasites include the arthropod species and certain species of fungus. Most ectoparasite arthropods belong to either the insect group, such as lice and fleas, or the acari, which is a subgroup of arachnids, such as mites and ticks.