Repellency, prevention of attachment and acaricidal efficacy of a new combination of fipronil and permethrin against the main vector of canine babesiosis in Europe, Dermacentor reticulatus ticks

Abstract Background Dermacentor reticulatus is a European hard tick of major veterinary importance because it is the vector of canine babesiosis due to Babesia canis. The efficacy against this particular tick species is therefore a key characteristic for an acaricidal solution for dogs. The repellen...

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Published in:	Parasites & Vectors
Main Authors:	Pascal Dumont, Josephus J Fourie, Mark Soll, Frédéric Beugnet
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2015-01-01
Subjects:	Repellency Acaricidal efficacy Dermacentor reticulatus Ticks Fipronil Permethrin
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-015-0682-z