the founding members of ESCCAP
"The founding members of ESCCAP"

ESCCAP is an independent, not-for-profit organisation that develops guidelines and promotes good practice for the control and treatment of parasites in companion animals. With the proper advice the risk of diseases and their transmission between animals and humans can be minimised.

ESCCAP aspires to see a Europe where companion animal parasites no longer threaten the health and wellbeing of animals and humans.

Meet the Members and Directors

ESCCAP Members and Directors are experts in the field of parasitology and public health from across Europe.

Members are selected for their expertise and represent a country or region of Europe. Each Member is responsible for promoting ESCCAP and its objectives in their own region. New Members are identified and nominated by the existing group and are invited to join.

Jim Duncan

  • Director and Chairman of ESCCAP
  • Professor in Veterinary Parasitology
  • His primary interest lies in the welfare of working donkeys

Anja Joachim

  • Member, Director and Treasurer of ESCCAP
  • Member for ESCCAP Austria
  • Professor of Parasitology at the University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna (Austria)
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Maggie Fisher

  • Founding Member, Director and Secretary of ESCCAP
  • Member for ESCCAP UK
  • Consultant in Veterinary Parasitology based in the UK
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Peter Deplazes

  • Founding Member of ESCCAP
  • Member for ESCCAP Switzerland
  • Professor of Parasitology at Zurich University, Switzerland
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Jacques Guillot

  • Founding Member of ESCCAP
  • Member for ESCCAP France
  • Professor of Parasitology and Scientific Director at the Alfort School of Veterinary Medicine, Paris, France

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Thomas Schnieder

  • Member of ESSCAP
  • Member for ESCCAP Germany
  • Professor of Parasitology at University of Veterinary Medicine, Hannover, Germany

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Claudio Genchi

  • Founding Member and Director of ESCCAP
  • Member for ESCCAP Italy
  • Professor of Parasitic Diseases at the University of Milano, Italy

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Frans van Knapen

  • Founding Member and Director of ESCCAP
  • Member for ESCCAP Benelux Countries
  • Professor in Food Hygiene and Veterinary Public Health at the Veterinary Faculty in Utrecht, The Netherlands

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Guadalupe Mirό Corrales

  • Founding Member of ESCCAP
  • Member for ESCCAP Spain
  • Assistant Professor in the Animal Health Department at the University Complutense, Madrid, Spain

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Stig Milan Thamsborg

  • Member of ESCCAP
  • Member for ESCCAP Nordic Countries
  • Professor of Veterinary Parasitology at the Royal Veterinary & Agricultural University in Copenhagen