Efficacy of afoxolaner against Dermacentor variabilis ticks in dogs

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 201, Issue 3-4, 2014, Pages 220-222

  Mitchell, Elizabeth B ^a   Dorr, Paul ^a   Everett, William R ^b   Chester, Theodore S ^a   Larsen, Diane ^a  

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

^b BerTek Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Afoxolaner; Dermacentor variabilis; Dogs; Ticks

Indexed keywords

AFOXOLANER; AMITRAZ; FIPRONIL; INSECTICIDE; METAFLUMIZONE; METHOPRENE; NEXGARD; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEAGLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMACENTOR VARIABILIS; DISEASE ELIMINATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; FEMALE; MALE; NONHUMAN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REINFECTION; REINFESTATION; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TICK INFESTATION;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; DERMACENTOR VARIABILIS; IXODIDA;

AFOXOLANER; DERMACENTOR VARIABILIS; DOGS; TICKS;

ACARICIDES; ANIMALS; DERMACENTOR; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; MALE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; TICK INFESTATIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84898058302     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: 18732550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2014.02.016     Document Type: Article

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