Evaluation of fluralaner as an oral acaricide to reduce tick infestation in a wild rodent reservoir of Lyme disease

TitleEvaluation of fluralaner as an oral acaricide to reduce tick infestation in a wild rodent reservoir of Lyme disease
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2020
JournalParasites & Vectors
Volume13
Issue1
Start Page73
Date Published02/2020
AuthorsPelletier J, Rocheleau JP, Aenishaenslin C, Beaudry F, Dimitri Masson G, Lindsay LR, Ogden NH, Bouchard C, Leighton PA
Abstract

Lyme disease (LD) is an increasing public health threat in temperate zones of the northern hemisphere, yet relatively few methods exist for reducing LD risk in endemic areas. Disrupting the LD transmission cycle in nature is a promising avenue for risk reduction. This experimental study evaluated the efficacy of fluralaner, a recent oral acaricide with a long duration of effect in dogs, for killing Ixodes scapularis ticks in Peromyscus maniculatus mice, a known wildlife reservoir for Borrelia burgdorferi in nature.

URLhttps://parasitesandvectors.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13071-020-3932-7