Effectiveness of the spot-on combination of moxidectin and imidacloprid (Advocate®) in the treatment of ocular thelaziosis by Thelazia callipaeda in naturally infected cats

Abstract Background The present study evaluated the therapeutic effectiveness of moxidectin 1.0% (w/v) and imidacloprid 10% (w/v) (Advocate® spot-on solution for cats, Bayer Animal Health) against natural infections with the eyeworm Thelazia callipaeda in cats. This study was conducted as a GCP, neg...

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Main Authors: Domenico Otranto, Fabrizio Solari Basano, Marco Pombi, Gioia Capelli, Roberto Nazzari, Luigi Falsone, Gabriele Petry, Matthias Günter Pollmeier, Riccardo Paolo Lia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-01-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-018-3262-1