Efficacy of oral fluralaner (Bravecto) against Tunga penetrans in dogs: A negative control, randomized field study in an endemic community in Brazil.

• Main Authors: Katharine Costa Dos Santos (Author), Rafael Marin Chiummo (Author), Anja Regina Heckeroth (Author), Eva Zschiesche (Author), Paula Elisa Brandão Guedes (Author), Tatiani Vitor Harvey (Author), Anderson Vieira de Jesus (Author), Anaiá da Paixão Sevá (Author), Joana Thaisa Santos de Oliveira (Author), Zelina Dos Santos Freire (Author), Jürgen Krücken (Author), Fernando de Almeida Borges (Author), Georg von Samson-Himmelstjerna (Author), Renata Santiago Alberto Carlos (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2022-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The sand flea Tunga penetrans is one of the zoonotic agents of tungiasis, a parasitic skin disease of humans and animals. The dog is one of its main reservoirs. This negatively controlled, randomized, double-masked clinical trial evaluated the therapeutic and residual efficacy of fluralaner for trea...