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Fleas and flea-borne diseases of North Africa

open access: yesActa Tropica, 2020
North Africa has an interesting and rich wildlife including hematophagous arthropods, and specifically fleas, which constitute a large part of the North African fauna, and are recognised vectors of several zoonotic bacteria. Flea-borne organisms are widely distributed throughout the world in endemic disease foci, where components of the enzootic cycle ...
Hamzaoui, Basma El   +3 more
openaire   +5 more sources

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

open access: yesParasites & 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   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Computer Vision Enables Monitoring and Kinetic Analysis of Structurally Diverse Carbon Monoxide Surrogates

open access: yesAngewandte Chemie, EarlyView.
A non‐contact computer vision method enables monitoring and quantitative comparison of vessel‐specific CO release kinetics from structurally diverse surrogates in two‐chamber COware reactors, revealing that surrogate reactivity scores correlate with carbonylation reaction outcomes.
Kristin Donnachie   +4 more
wiley   +2 more sources

Evaluation of a plant-based food supplement to control flea populations in dogs: A prospective double-blind randomized study

open access: yesInternational Journal for Parasitology: Drugs and Drug Resistance, 2020
A prospective double-blind randomized placebo-controlled study evaluated the tolerance and efficacy of the biological plant-based food supplement Bioticks® (extracts of thyme, rosemary, melissa, fenugreek, absinthe and lemongrass) as a flea-control ...
Fabien Moog   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Three new fleas from Sulawesi, Indonesia (Siphonaptera: Pygiopsyllidae & Ceratophyllidae)

open access: yesParasite, 2006
Gryphopsylla maxomydis n. sp. (Pygiopsyllidae), Medwayella rubrisciurae n. sp. (Pygiopsyllidae) and Macrostylophora theresae n. sp. (Ceratophyllidae) are described from endemic rodents in Sulawesi.
Durden L.A., Beaucournu J.C.
doaj   +1 more source

Survey of dog owners’ and veterinarians’ attitudes regarding the selection of flea and tick prevention products in Thailand [PDF]

open access: yesVeterinary World
Background and Aim: Tick and flea infestations in dogs are significant concerns for both dog owners and veterinarians in Thailand. The country’s climate provides an optimal environment for the proliferation of ticks and fleas, thereby increasing the risk
Pornlapas Panchim   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Molecular identification and phylogenetic analysis of Pulex irritans in different regions of Iran [PDF]

open access: yesThe Iranian Journal of Veterinary Science and Technology, 2021
The present study was conducted to perform a molecular comparison of Pulex irritans based on the mitochondrial genome in four different climatic regions including the Caspian Sea region, a mountainous region, Persian Gulf region,  and the Central Desert ...
shahin seidy   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Flea-Associated Bacterial Communities across an Environmental Transect in a Plague-Endemic Region of Uganda.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2015
The vast majority of human plague cases currently occur in sub-Saharan Africa. The primary route of transmission of Yersinia pestis, the causative agent of plague, is via flea bites. Non-pathogenic flea-associated bacteria may interact with Y.
Ryan Thomas Jones   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluation of sarolaner and spinosad oral treatments to eliminate fleas, reduce dermatologic lesions and minimize pruritus in naturally infested dogs in west Central Florida, USA

open access: yesParasites & Vectors, 2017
Background An in-home investigation of naturally flea infested dogs was conducted in West Central Florida, USA to evaluate and compare the effectiveness of two different oral flea adulticides to control flea infestations, minimize dermatologic lesions ...
Michael W. Dryden   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Dermal neutrophil, macrophage and dendritic cell responses to Yersinia pestis transmitted by fleas. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS Pathogens, 2015
Yersinia pestis, the causative agent of plague, is typically transmitted by the bite of an infected flea. Many aspects of mammalian innate immune response early after Y. pestis infection remain poorly understood.
Jeffrey G Shannon   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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