Evaluation of the efficacy of selamectin spot-on in cats infested with Aelurostrongylus abstrusus (Strongylida, Filariodidae) in a Central Italy cat shelter

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 197, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 258-262

  Iannino, F ^a   Iannetti, L ^a   Paganico, D ^a   Podaliri Vulpiani, M ^a  

^a Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise Teramo   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aelurostrongylus abstrusus; Cat; Cat colony; Selamectin; Spot on

Indexed keywords

SELAMECTIN; STRONGHOLD; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AELUROSTRONGYLUS ABSTRUSUS; ARTICLE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FECES ANALYSIS; ITALY; NONHUMAN; STRONGYLE INFECTION; STRONGYLIDA;

STRONGYLIDA;

AELUROSTRONGYLUS ABSTRUSUS; CAT; CAT COLONY; SELAMECTIN; SPOT-ON;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; ITALY; IVERMECTIN; STRONGYLIDA INFECTIONS;

EID: 84883234623     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: 18732550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2013.04.042     Document Type: Article

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