Assessment of the ear mite (Otodectes cynotis) infestation and the efficacy of an imidacloprid plus moxidectin combination in the treatment of otoacariosis in a Hungarian cat shelter

Parasitology Research

Volumn 101, Issue SUPPLEMENT 1, 2007, Pages

  Farkas, R ^a   Germann, T ^a   Szeidemann, Z ^b  

^a SZENT ISTVÁN UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b Bayer Hungaria Ltd   (Hungary)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMIDACLOPRID; MOXIDECTIN; SELAMECTIN;

ALOPECIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; CAT; CERUMEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATITIS; DRUG EFFICACY; EAR INFECTION; EXTERNAL AUDITORY CANAL; EXTERNAL OTITIS; EXUDATE; FIELD STUDY; HUNGARY; INFESTATION; MICROSCOPY; MITE; NONHUMAN; OTOACARIOSIS; OTODECTES CYNOTIS; OTOSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTLESSNESS; SINGLE DRUG DOSE;

ACARI; ANIMALIA; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; OTODECTES CYNOTIS;

EID: 34547468430     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-007-0609-5     Document Type: Article

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