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Evaluation of afoxolaner chewables to control flea populations in naturally infested dogs in private residences in Tampa FL, USA [PDF]

Parasites & Vectors, 2015
Background A study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of afoxolaner chewables to control flea populations in naturally infested dogs in private residences in Tampa FL, USA.
Michael W. Dryden, Vicki Smith, Monica Chwala, Emery Jones, Lisa Crevoiserat, Jennifer C. McGrady, Kaitlin M. Foley, Paula R. Patton, Anthony Hawkins, Doug Carithers   +9 more
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Evaluation of fluralaner and afoxolaner treatments to control flea populations, reduce pruritus and minimize dermatologic lesions in naturally infested dogs in private residences in west central Florida USA [PDF]

Parasites & Vectors, 2016
A study was conducted to evaluate and compare the effectiveness of two different oral flea and tick products to control flea infestations, reduce pruritus and minimize dermatologic lesions over a 12 week period on naturally infested dogs in west central ...
M. Dryden, M. Canfield, Kimberly Kalosy, Amber Smith, Lisa Crevoiserat, Jennifer C. McGrady, Kaitlin M. Foley, K. Green, Chantelle Tebaldi, V. Smith, Tashina Bennett, K. Heaney, Lisa Math, Christine Royal, Fangshi Sun   +14 more
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Molecular and serological evidence of flea-associated typhus group and spotted fever group rickettsial infections in Madagascar [PDF]

Parasites & Vectors, 2017
BackgroundRickettsiae are obligate intracellular bacteria responsible for many febrile syndromes around the world, including in sub-Saharan Africa. Vectors of these pathogens include ticks, lice, mites and fleas.
Rado J. L. Rakotonanahary, A. Harrison, Alice N. Maina, Ju Jiang, A. Richards, Minoarisoa Rajerison, S. Telfer   +6 more
semanticscholar   +4 more sources

A reverse vaccinology approach to the identification and characterization of Ctenocephalides felis candidate protective antigens for the control of cat flea infestations

Parasites & Vectors, 2018
Background Despite the abundance of the domestic cat flea, Ctenocephalides felis (Bouché, 1835) and disease risks associated with them, flea control is difficult and requires the development of new control interventions such as vaccines. In this study, a
Marinela Contreras, Margarita Villar, Sara Artigas-Jerónimo, Lidiia Kornieieva, Sergіі Mуtrofanov, José de la Fuente   +5 more
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Assessment of dog owner adherence to veterinarians’ flea and tick prevention recommendations in the United States using a cross-sectional survey

Parasites & Vectors, 2017
Background Adherence to a prescribed therapeutic regimen is a critical factor for achieving medication effectiveness and therefore treatment success.
Robert P. Lavan, Kaan Tunceli, Dongmu Zhang, Dorothy Normile, Rob Armstrong   +4 more
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FleA Expression in Aspergillus fumigatus Is Recognized by Fucosylated Structures on Mucins and Macrophages to Prevent Lung Infection.

PLoS Pathogens, 2016
The immune mechanisms that recognize inhaled Aspergillus fumigatus conidia to promote their elimination from the lungs are incompletely understood.
Sheena C Kerr, Gregory J Fischer, Meenal Sinha, Orla McCabe, Jonathan M Palmer, Tsokyi Choera, Fang Yun Lim, Michaela Wimmerova, Stephen D Carrington, Shaopeng Yuan, Clifford A Lowell, Stefan Oscarson, Nancy P Keller, John V Fahy   +13 more
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Destabilizing the Fundamental Mode of Black Holes: The Elephant and the Flea. [PDF]

Physical Review Letters, 2021
Recent work applying the notion of pseudospectrum to gravitational physics showed that the quasinormal mode spectrum of black holes is unstable, with the possible exception of the longest-lived (fundamental) mode.
M. Cheung, K. Destounis, R. Macedo, E. Berti, V. Cardoso   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Identification of microbial taxa present in Ctenocephalides felis (cat flea) reveals widespread co-infection and associations with vector phylogeny

Parasites & Vectors, 2022
Background Ctenocephalides felis , the cat flea, is the most common ectoparasite of cats and dogs worldwide. As a cause of flea allergy dermatitis and a vector for two genera of zoonotic pathogens ( Bartonella and Rickettsia spp.), the effect of the C ...
Charlotte Manvell, Hanna L. Berman, B. Callahan, E. Breitschwerdt, William Swain, K. Ferris, R. Maggi, Erin W Lashnits   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A review of public health important fleas (Insecta, Siphonaptera) and flea-borne diseases in India

Journal of Vector Borne Diseases, 2022
Fleas (Insecta, Siphonaptera) are important vectors of plague and murine typhus in many parts of the world. Currently, about 2700 flea species were described in the world.
P. Samuel, V. Rajamannar, R. Govindarajan, Ashwani Kumar   +3 more
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Acquisition of yersinia murine toxin enabled Yersinia pestis to expand the range of mammalian hosts that sustain flea-borne plague

PLoS Pathogens, 2021
Yersinia murine toxin (Ymt) is a phospholipase D encoded on a plasmid acquired by Yersinia pestis after its recent divergence from a Yersinia pseudotuberculosis progenitor. Despite its name, Ymt is not required for virulence but acts to enhance bacterial
David M Bland, Adélaïde Miarinjara, C. Bosio, Jeanette Calarco, B. J. Hinnebusch   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source