Flea (Pulex simulans) infestation in captive giant anteaters (Myrmecophaga tridactyla).
J Zoo Wildl Med
; 37(3): 427-9, 2006 Sep.
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ABSTRACT
A pair of captive adult giant anteaters (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) presented heavily infested with a flea species (Pulex simulans) commonly found on Virginia opossums (Didelphis virginiana) and raccoons (Procyon lotor) in the central United States. In this case, the flea was demonstrated to have completed its entire life cycle with the anteaters as the host. A single treatment of topical imidacloprid, coupled with removal and replacement of infested bedding, was rapidly effective at controlling the infestation and no adverse effects of the drug were noted. Control of the anteater infestation also removed the flea infestation of aardvarks in the same building.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Ectoparasitoses
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Xenarthra
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Sifonápteros
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Imidazóis
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Inseticidas
Limite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Zoo Wildl Med
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA VETERINARIA
Ano de publicação:
2006
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos