The prevention of transmission of Babesia canis canis by Dermacentor reticulatus ticks to dogs using a novel combination of fipronil, amitraz and (S)-methoprene

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 179, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 343-350

  Jongejan, Frans ^a,b   Fourie, Josephus J ^c   Chester, S Theodore ^d   Manavella, Coralie ^d   Mallouk, Yasmina ^d   Pollmeier, Matthias G ^d   Baggott, Derek ^d  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c Universitas   (South Africa)

^d BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMA GMBH AND CO KG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Babesia canis canis; CERTIFECT ; Dermacentor reticulatus; Dogs; Transmission blocking

Indexed keywords

AMITRAZ; AMITRAZ PLUS FIPRONIL PLUS METHOPRENE; CERTIFECT; FIPRONIL; METHOPRENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL HEALTH; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BABESIA; BABESIA CANIS CANIS; BABESIOSIS; BLOOD SMEAR; BODY TEMPERATURE; BREATHING RATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMACENTOR; DERMACENTOR RETICULATUS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DNA DETERMINATION; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; INFECTION PREVENTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TICK INFESTATION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANIMALS; ARACHNID VECTORS; BABESIA; BABESIOSIS; DERMACENTOR; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG COMBINATIONS; EUROPE; FEMALE; INSECTICIDES; MALE; METHOPRENE; PYRAZOLES; TICK CONTROL; TICK INFESTATIONS; TIME FACTORS; TOLUIDINES;

BABESIA CANIS; BABESIA CANIS CANIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; DERMACENTOR RETICULATUS; IXODIDA;

EID: 79960447147     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: 18732550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2011.03.047     Document Type: Article

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