A novel combination of fipronil and permethrin (Frontline Tri-Act®/Frontect®) reduces risk of transmission of Babesia canis by Dermacentor reticulatus and of Ehrlichia canis by Rhipicephalus sanguineus ticks to dogs

Abstract Background The ability of Frontline Tri-Act®/Frontect®, a topical ectoparasiticide containing fipronil and permethrin for dogs, to prevent the transmission of Babesia canis as well as Ehrlichia canis was evaluated by infesting dogs with infected vector ticks. Methods For the Babesia canis s...

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Main Authors: Frans Jongejan, Christa de Vos, Josephus J. Fourie, Frederic Beugnet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2015-11-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-015-1207-5