Efficacy of afoxolaner against Ixodes scapularis ticks in dogs

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 201, Issue 3-4, 2014, Pages 223-225

  Mitchell, Elizabeth B ^a   McCall, John W ^b   Theodore Chester, S ^a   Larsen, Diane ^a  

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

^b TRS Labs Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Afoxolaner; Dogs; Ixodes scapularis; Oral; Ticks

Indexed keywords

ACARICIDE; AFOXOLANER; INSECTICIDE; ISOXAZOLINE DERIVATIVE; NEXGARD; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEAGLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; IXODES SCAPULARIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REINFECTION; REINFESTATION; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TICK INFESTATION;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; IXODES SCAPULARIS; IXODIDA;

AFOXOLANER; DOGS; IXODES SCAPULARIS; ORAL; TICKS;

ACARICIDES; ANIMALS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; ISOXAZOLES; IXODES; MALE; NAPHTHALENES; PARASITE LOAD; RANDOM ALLOCATION; TICK INFESTATIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84898057751     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: 18732550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2014.02.015     Document Type: Article

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