1. Use of imidacloprid-permethrin to prevent transmission of Anaplasma phagocytophilum from naturally infected Ixodes scapularis ticks to dogs.
- Author
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Blagburn BL, Spencer JA, Billeter SA, Drazenovich NL, Butler JM, Land TM, Dykstra CC, Stafford KC, Pough MB, Levy SA, and Bledsoe DL
- Subjects
- Animals, Dog Diseases transmission, Dogs, Ehrlichiosis prevention & control, Ehrlichiosis transmission, Female, Imidazoles therapeutic use, Male, Neonicotinoids, Nitro Compounds, Permethrin therapeutic use, Random Allocation, Tick Infestations prevention & control, Time Factors, Treatment Outcome, Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Arachnid Vectors microbiology, Dog Diseases prevention & control, Ehrlichiosis veterinary, Insecticides therapeutic use, Ixodes microbiology, Tick Infestations veterinary
- Abstract
One group of eight beagles was treated with a combination of imidacloprid and permethrin 7 days before exposure to Ixodes scapularis ticks that were naturally infected with Anaplasma phagocytophilum. A second group of eight beagles was not treated and was also exposed to infected ticks. Seven of eight non-treated dogs--but none of the treated dogs--developed specific antibodies to A. phagocytophilum. Results of this study indicate that a combination of imidacloprid and permethrin can prevent transmission of A. phagocytophilum to dogs if administered before exposure to infected ticks. more...
- Published
- 2004