Efficacy of an oral formulation of afoxolaner and milbemycin oxime against Tunga penetrans in naturally infected dogs

Abstract Background The sand flea Tunga penetrans is one of the agents of tungiasis, an important parasitic skin disease affecting humans and several mammalian species. Tungiasis is mainly observed in disadvantaged rural and peripheral urban communities in Latin America and sub-Saharan Africa. The d...

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Main Authors: Katharine Costa dos Santos, Eric Tielemans, Andre Antonio Cutolo, Paula Elisa Brandão Guedes, Tatiani Vitor Harvey, Jamille Bispo de Carvalho Teixeira, Rebeca Costa Vitor, Anaiá da Paixão Sevá, Adan William de Melo Navarro, Ana Carolina Ribeiro Lima, Karin Denise Botteon, Thammy Vieira Bittar, George Rêgo Albuquerque, Fernando de Almeida Borges, Frederic Beugnet, Renata Santiago Alberto Carlos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-12-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-023-06063-x