Efficacy of ivermectin against Dermatobia hominis in cattle

Migration of Warble Fly Larvae in the Yak and Optimum Timing of Ivermectin Treatment

“…When the yaks were treated in October, all of the first instars would die. Ivermectin is effective for elimination of the warble fly [1,4,8,[10][11][12][13][14] but can cause side effects to the animals treated [7,9]. Abuse of such chemicals possibly impairs human health and also increase drug resistance of the warble fly [15]; and further produces environmental pollution [5].…”

An Epidemiological Study of <i>Hypoderma</i> Infection and Control Using Ivermectin in Yaks in Qinghai Province, China

“…Ivermectin has been previously shown to be effective for deworming Hypoderma larvae [1, 7, 11, 14, 18, 20]. However, the continuous use or overuse of ivermectin could be accompanied by side effects to the animals treated [5, 9], environmental pollution [3], induction of drug-resistant flies or impairment of human health as a result of consumption of meat containing the chemical [22].…”

Myiase labiale

“…En médecine vétérinaire, l'ivermectine est prescrite sous forme de solution injectable et commercialisée en France sous le nom d'Ivomec ® (suspension à 1 % dans du propylène glycol). Elle est employée par voie systémique notamment dans le traitement des myiases à D. hominis chez les bovins [18]. Elle est également utilisée en application locale dans le service de dermatologie de Cayenne pour faciliter leur extraction [19].…”