Publications

louse and mite infestation in domestic animals in northern nigeria.	records of domestic animals brought to the veterinary entomology laboratory for diagnosis of suspected lice and mite infestation over a 10 year period were analysed. from a total of 794 suspected cases, 137 (17.3%) and 247 (31.1%) were positive for lice and mange mites respectively. the most common lice species recorded were linognathus vituli (66.7%) on cattle, l. ovillus (83.3%) on sheep, haematopinus suis (100%) on pigs and menacanthus stramineus (54.5%) on poultry. other lice species recorde ...	1992	1305335
pediculosis (linognathus setosus) in a dog.		1981	7290062
sucking lice (anoplura) of mammals of tennessee.	twenty-five species of sucking lice are recorded from wild and domestic mammals, including humans, from tennessee. collections of 10 of these species (haematopinus eurysternus, hoplopleura captiosa, hoplopleura hirsuta, hoplopleura oryzomydis, hoplopleura trispinosa, linognathus africanus, linognathus setosus, linognathus vituli, neohaematopinus sciuropteri and polyplax auricularis) represent newly documented state records. host specificity was exhibited by 22 species of lice with each of these ...	1997	9221741
field study on the insecticidal efficacy of advantage against natural infestations of dogs with lice.	a clinical field trial was performed to evaluate the efficacy of imidacloprid, the active ingredient of advantage 10% spot-on, against natural lice infestations on dogs. imidacloprid was highly effective against both sucking (linognathus setosus) and biting (trichodectes canis) lice over the 6-week period of the trial. the duration of efficacy exceeded the egg-to-imago development period of both lice. signs of remission of dermatitis and alopecia became visible to the pet owners at 2 weeks after ...	1999	10099020
ectoparasitic species from canis familiaris (linné) in buenos aires province, argentina.	several arthropods that live as ectoparasites on domestic dogs can cause severe dermatitis or act as vectors of pathogenic agents, resulting in serious diseases not only in dogs, but also in humans. we studied ectoparasites found on canis familiaris sampled in five areas in buenos aires province, argentina. the prevalence of fleas, ticks and lice was analyzed, as well as their seasonal variations through the different sites studied. the kind of infestation found in each host was determined and t ...	2004	15019149
clinical efficacy of selamectin in the treatment of naturally acquired infection of sucking lice (linognathus setosus) in dogs.	a clinical study was performed in 21 dogs to evaluate the efficacy of selamectin for the treatment of naturally acquired infection of sucking lice (linognathus setosus [l.setosus]) in dogs. each dog was randomly assigned to one of two treatment groups. one group was treated with selamectin applied topically at a mean dosage of 7.9 mg/kg. the other group was treated with permethrin applied topically at a mean dosage of 85.7 mg/kg. at day 42 posttreatment, all animals remaining in the study (10 tr ...	2005	16267063
polyplax serrata (brumeister) and linognathus setosus (olfers) recorded from the house mouse, mus musculus linnaeus in texas.		1949	18133326
biting and bloodsucking lice of dogs-treatment by means of a neem seed extract (mitestop®, wash away dog).	dogs infested with lice belonging either to the group of mallophaga (hairlings, i.e., trichodectes canis) or anoplura (bloodsucking lice, e.g., linognathus setosus) were washed with the neem seed preparations mitestop® or wash away dog. it was found that a single treatment with one of these products killed both motile stages and those developing inside eggs (nits) being glued at the hair. in both cases the product had been left for 20 min onto the hair before it was washed away just with normal ...	2011	21881947