Flea Infestation

Known as: Infestation, Flea, Flea Infestations, fleas 
Parasitic attack by members of the order SIPHONAPTERA.
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Highly Cited
2013
Highly Cited
2013
A randomized, blinded, controlled and multi-centered field study comparing the efficacy and safety of Bravectoâ„¢ (fluralaner) against Frontlineâ„¢ (fipronil) in flea- and tick-infested dogs
Fluralaner, a new molecular entity of the isoxazoline class, has potent insecticidal and acaricidal activity and can be safely… (More)
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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Single-copy nuclear genes resolve the phylogeny of the holometabolous insects
Evolutionary relationships among the 11 extant orders of insects that undergo complete metamorphosis, called Holometabola, remain… (More)
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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Ixodes ricinus ticks are reservoir hosts for Rickettsia helvetica and potentially carry flea-borne Rickettsia species
Hard ticks have been identified as important vectors of rickettsiae causing the spotted fever syndrome. Tick-borne rickettsiae… (More)
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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Biology, treatment, and control of flea and tick infestations.
Flea and tick infestations are common and elimination can be expensive and time consuming. Many advances in control of fleas can… (More)
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2006
2006
Epidemiology of flea infestation of ruminants in Libya.
The results of an epidemiological and clinical study of flea infestations of farm animals in northern Libya is reported. Of 12… (More)
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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Role of the Yersinia pestis plasminogen activator in the incidence of distinct septicemic and bubonic forms of flea-borne plague.
Yersinia pestis is transmitted by fleas and causes bubonic plague, characterized by severe local lymphadenitis that progresses… (More)
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Caenorhabditis elegans: Plague bacteria biofilm blocks food intake
Bubonic plague is transmitted to mammals, including humans, by the bites of fleas whose digestive tracts are blocked by a mass of… (More)
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Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Health status and population characteristics of dogs and cats examined at private veterinary practices in the United States.
OBJECTIVE To determine age, breed, sex, body condition score, and diet of dogs and cats examined at private veterinary practices… (More)
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Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Role of the Yersinia pestis hemin storage (hms) locus in the transmission of plague by fleas.
Yersinia pestis, the cause of bubonic plague, is transmitted by the bites of infected fleas. Biological transmission of plague… (More)
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Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Genetic characterization and transovarial transmission of a typhus-like rickettsia found in cat fleas.
The identification of apparently fastidious microorganisms is often problematic. DNA from a rickettsia-like agent (called the ELB… (More)
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