Efficacy of a novel combination of fipronil, amitraz and (S)-methoprene for treatment and control of tick species infesting dogs in Europe

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 179, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 330-334

  Baggott, Derek ^a   Ollagnier, Catherine ^a   Yoon, Stephen S ^a   Collidor, Nadia ^a   Mallouk, Yasmina ^a   Cramer, Luiz G ^a  

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

Author keywords

Acaricides; Amitraz; CERTIFECT ; Dermacentor reticulatus; Dog; Fipronil; Ixodes ricinus; Rhipicephalus sanguineus

Indexed keywords

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

ARTICLE; DERMACENTOR; DERMACENTOR RETICULATUS; DOG; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFICACY; EUROPE; IXODES RICINUS; NONHUMAN; RHIPICEPHALUS SANGUINEUS; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TICK; TICK INFESTATION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANIMALS; DERMACENTOR; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG COMBINATIONS; EUROPE; FEMALE; INSECTICIDES; IXODES; MALE; METHOPRENE; PYRAZOLES; RHIPICEPHALUS SANGUINEUS; TICK CONTROL; TICK INFESTATIONS; TOLUIDINES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; DERMACENTOR RETICULATUS; IXODES RICINUS; IXODIDA; RHIPICEPHALUS SANGUINEUS;

EID: 79960470827     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: 18732550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2011.03.045     Document Type: Article

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