Prophylactic treatment of flea-infested cats with an imidacloprid/ flumethrin collar to forestall infection with Dipylidium caninum

Parasites and Vectors

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Fourie, Josephus J ^a   Crafford, Dionne ^a   Horak, Ivan G ^b,c   Stanneck, Dorothee ^d  

^a Universitas   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^d BAYER AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cats; Collars; Dipylidium caninum; Fleas; Flumethrin; Imidacloprid; Prophylaxis

Indexed keywords

FLUMETHRIN; IMIDACLOPRID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CAT; CESTODE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CTENOCEPHALIDES; DIPYLIDIASIS; DRUG EFFICACY; FECES; FLEA INFESTATION; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GEOMETRY; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY; METACESTODE; NONHUMAN; PROPHYLAXIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; CESTODE INFECTIONS; FLEA INFESTATIONS; IMIDAZOLES; INSECT VECTORS; INSECTICIDES; NITRO COMPOUNDS; PYRETHRINS; SIPHONAPTERA;

CESTODA; CTENOCEPHALIDES FELIS FELIS; DIPYLIDIUM CANINUM; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS);

EID: 84864270304     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17563305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1756-3305-5-151     Document Type: Article

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