Use of sarolaner in the treatment of tungiasis in naturally infested dogs
Rafaella Tortoriello,
Natália Lôres Lopes,
Bianca Bianco Paschoalino Linhares
et al.
Abstract:Tungiasis is an endemic dermatological parasitic zoonosis in Latin America, caused by the sand flea
Tunga
spp
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(Siphonaptera, Tungidae), which promotes intense discomfort, swelling, erythema, itching, pain, secondary bacterial infection, cellulitis and necrosis. Sarolaner has been used to control different ectoparasites, but there is no record of its use for the treatment of tungiasis in dogs. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of sarola… Show more
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