{"topic_id":"parasite_zoonosis_capc_2026_forecast","category":"parasite-zoonosis","context":"---\ntopic_id: parasite_zoonosis_capc_2026_forecast\ncategory: parasite-zoonosis\ntitle: \"CAPC 2026 annual pet-parasite forecasts — canine Lyme, ehrlichiosis, anaplasmosis, heartworm\"\nlang: en\nsource: \"Companion Animal Parasite Council 2026 Annual Pet Parasite Forecasts (pdf-raw/parasite-zoonosis/capc_2026_forecast.html)\"\nsource_file: pdf-raw/parasite-zoonosis/capc_2026_forecast.html\ndate_parsed: 2026-08-09\ntokens_estimated: 220\nverified: true\nverification: paraphrase\nsource_document: \"CAPC — 2026 Annual Pet Parasite Forecasts\"\ncitation:\n  authority: \"Companion Animal Parasite Council (CAPC)\"\n  title: \"2026 Annual Pet Parasite Forecasts\"\n  url: \"https://capcvet.org/articles/2026-annual-pet-parasite-forecasts/\"\n  retrieved: \"2026-08-09\"\n  ref: \"CAPC 2026 forecast\"\n  doc_type: \"official web page\"\n  needs_review: false\nlicense: paraphrase\n---\n\nThe `Companion Animal Parasite Council has released annual forecasts for canine Lyme, ehrlichiosis, anaplasmosis, and heartworm disease since 2012`. The `forecasts highlight the dynamic nature of vector-borne diseases` and `are designed to help veterinarians assess disease risk in their local and surrounding areas`.\n\nThe 2026 forecasts `are designed to predict what veterinarians and laboratories will find when testing` — CAPC pairs the forecasts with its Parasite Prevalence Maps so clinics can see local risk, while noting that `routine diagnostic testing is still the best way for a clinic to understand its local risk`.\n\nPet-food relevance: parasite prevalence (especially gastrointestinal parasites like roundworms/hookworms that can also be zoonotic) is a recurrent pet-food safety and quality concern; CAPC surveillance complements the zoonosis overview in `parasite_zoonosis_cdc_overview`. CAPC content is used here in paraphrase mode (exact disease names and figures anchor to source); consult the source for the full narrative and the interactive prevalence maps.\n\nSource: `pdf-raw/parasite-zoonosis/capc_2026_forecast.html` (CAPC, landed 2026-08-09).\n## Claims (verified C1 substrings of source_file)\n- `Companion Animal Parasite Council has released annual forecasts for canine Lyme, ehrlichiosis, anaplasmosis, and heartworm disease since 2012`\n- `forecasts highlight the dynamic nature of vector-borne diseases`\n- `are designed to help veterinarians assess disease risk in their local and surrounding areas`\n- `The 2026 forecasts are designed to predict what veterinarians and laboratories will find when testing`\n- `routine diagnostic testing is still the best way for a clinic to understand its local risk`\n","sources":["CDC Healthy Pets Healthy People — 2026 Annual Pet Parasite Forecasts (retrieved 2026-08-09)"],"source":{"authority":"CDC Healthy Pets Healthy People","title":"2026 Annual Pet Parasite Forecasts","url":"https://capcvet.org/articles/2026-annual-pet-parasite-forecasts/","retrieved":"2026-08-09","ref":"","doc_type":"official PDF","source_document":"CAPC — 2026 Annual Pet Parasite Forecasts","verification_file":"pdf-raw/parasite-zoonosis/capc_2026_forecast.html"},"source_document":"CAPC — 2026 Annual Pet Parasite Forecasts","source_file":"pdf-raw/parasite-zoonosis/capc_2026_forecast.html","trust":{"authority_tier":"ungraded","fidelity":"paraphrase","license":"paraphrase","display_grade":"pending"},"tokens_estimated":220,"generated_at":null,"tip":"Use /api/v1/topics to discover more topics. /api/v1/nutrient for precise single-point queries. /api/v1/cross_compare for 2-3 standard comparisons."}