Prevention of canine leishmaniosis in a hyper-endemic area using a combination of 10% imidacloprid/4.5% flumethrin.

Prevention of canine leishmaniosis in a hyper-endemic area using a combination of 10% imidacloprid/4.5% flumethrin.

Dogs are the main reservoir hosts of Leishmania infantum, the agent of human zoonotic visceral leishmaniosis. This study investigated the efficacy of a polymer matrix collar containing a combination of 10% imidacloprid and 4.5% flumethrin as a novel prophylactic measure to prevent L. infantum infect...

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Main Authors: Domenico Otranto, Filipe Dantas-Torres, Donato de Caprariis, Giancarlo Di Paola, Viviana D Tarallo, Maria S Latrofa, Riccardo P Lia, Giada Annoscia, Edward B Breitshwerdt, Cinzia Cantacessi, Gioia Capelli, Dorothee Stanneck
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3581506?pdf=render

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