The efficacy of a topically applied combination of cyphenothrin and pyriproxyfen against the southern African yellow dog tick, Haemaphysalis elliptica, and the cat flea, Ctenocephalides felis, on dogs

Journal of the South African Veterinary Association

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 33-36

  Fourie, J J ^a   Fourie, L J ^a,b   Horak, I G ^b   Snyman, M G ^c  

^a ClinVet International   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

^c Vetrem Developments   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Ctenocephalides felis; Cyphenothrin; Dogs; Efficacy study; Haemaphysalis elliptica; Pyriproxyfen; Topical application

Indexed keywords

CYPHENOTHRIN; PYRIPROXYFEN; INSECTICIDE; PYRETHROID; PYRIDINE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CTENOCEPHALIDES; DOG; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FLEA; FLEA INFESTATION; GEOMETRY; HAEMAPHYSALIS ELLIPTICA; MALE; NONHUMAN; TICK; TICK INFESTATION; TOPICAL TREATMENT; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DOG DISEASE; DRUG EFFECT; ECTOPARASITOSIS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TIME; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; CTENOCEPHALIDES FELIS; HAEMAPHYSALIS; IXODIDA; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS);

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANIMALS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ECTOPARASITIC INFESTATIONS; FEMALE; FLEAS; INSECTICIDES; IXODIDAE; MALE; PARASITE EGG COUNT; PYRETHRINS; PYRIDINES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77956091996     PISSN: 10199128     EISSN: 22249435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/jsava.v81i1.93     Document Type: Article

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