Efficacy of selamectin in the treatment and prevention of flea (Ctenocephalides felis felis) infestations on dogs and cats housed in simulated home environments

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 91, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 213-222

  Shanks, D J ^a   Rowan, T G ^a   Jones, R L ^a   Watson, P ^a   Murphy, M G ^b   Smith, D G ^a   Jernigan, A D ^c  

^a PFIZER GLOBAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (United Kingdom)

^b RBK House   (Ireland)

^c PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Avermectins; Cats; Ctenocephalides spp.; Dogs; Environmental; Fleas; Revolution(TM); Selamectin; Stronghold(TM)

Indexed keywords

ANTIPARASITIC AGENT; AVERMECTIN DERIVATIVE; REVOLUTION; SELAMECTIN; STRONGHOLD; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CTENOCEPHALIDES; DOG; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFESTATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE CONTROL;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANIMALS; ANTIPARASITIC AGENTS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; ECTOPARASITIC INFESTATIONS; FEMALE; FLEAS; HOUSING, ANIMAL; IVERMECTIN; MALE;

EID: 0034705879     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4017(00)00293-4     Document Type: Article

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