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

Abstract Background 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 experimenta...

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Main Authors: Jérôme Pelletier, Jean-Philippe Rocheleau, Cécile Aenishaenslin, Francis Beaudry, Gabrielle Dimitri Masson, L. Robbin Lindsay, Nicholas H. Ogden, Catherine Bouchard, Patrick A. Leighton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-02-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-020-3932-7