Efficacy of a combination of 10% imidacloprid and 4.5% flumethrin (Seresto®) in slow release collars to control ticks and fleas in highly infested dog communities

Parasites and Vectors

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Brianti, Emanuele ^a   Falsone, Luigi ^a   Napoli, Ettore ^a   Prudente, Chiara ^a   Gaglio, Gabriella ^a   Giannetto, Salvatore ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dog; Flea allergic dermatitis; Fleas; Imidacloprid flumethrin; Shelter; Ticks; Treatment

Indexed keywords

FLUMETHRIN; IMIDACLOPRID; SERESTO; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ACARICIDE; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; INSECTICIDE; NITRO DERIVATIVE; PYRETHROID;

ABDOMEN; ACUTE DISEASE; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; DOG; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FLEA; FLEA INFESTATION; FORELIMB; HINDLIMB; MALE; NECK; NONHUMAN; PARASITE CONTROL; RHIPICEPHALUS SANGUINEUS; SKIN ALLERGY; SLOW DRUG RELEASE; THIGH; THORAX; TICK; TICK INFESTATION; ANIMAL; DELAYED RELEASE FORMULATION; DOG DISEASE; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; IXODIDA; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS);

ACARICIDES; ANIMALS; DELAYED-ACTION PREPARATIONS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; FEMALE; FLEA INFESTATIONS; IMIDAZOLES; INSECTICIDES; MALE; NITRO COMPOUNDS; PYRETHRINS; TICK INFESTATIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84880184705     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17563305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1756-3305-6-210     Document Type: Article

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