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Blocking the transmission of heartworm (Dirofilaria immitis) to mosquitoes (Aedes aegypti) by weekly exposure for one month to microfilaremic dogs treated once topically with dinotefuran-permethrin-pyriproxyfen

BACKGROUND: This study assessed the influence of a topical ectoparasiticide (dinotefuran-permethrin-pyriproxyfen, DPP, Vectra®3D, Ceva Animal Health) on the acquisition of heartworm microfilariae by mosquitoes exposed to microfilaremic dogs weekly for 1 month. METHODS: Six beagle dogs (9.2 ± 1.6 kg...

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Autores principales: McCall, John W., Hodgkins, Elizabeth, Varloud, Marie, Mansour, Abdelmoneim, DiCosty, Utami
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5688439/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29143651
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-017-2439-3