Background Canine atopic dermatitis (AD) is a common, genetically predisposed,
inflammatory and pruritic skin disease. The variation in clinical presentations, due to genetic …

The cat flea Ctenocephalides felis felis (Bouché) is the most important ectoparasite of
domestic cats and dogs worldwide. It has been two decades since the last comprehensive …

Historically, flea-borne diseases are among the most important medical diseases of humans.
Plague and murine typhus are known for centuries while the last years brought some new …

Background Bartonellosis is an emerging vector-borne disease caused by different
intracellular bacteria of the genus Bartonella (Rhizobiales: Bartonellaceae) that is …

A total of 200 dogs and 137 cats were examined for the presence of fleas, ticks and lice in
Bishoftu, central Oromia, Ethiopia from September 2009 through April 2010. At least one …

This survey was conducted to identify and estimate the frequencies of ectoparasites of dogs
in Tehran, Iran. A total of 143 dogs attended at the Small Animal Hospital of the Veterinary …

Fleas are important vectors of several Rickettsia and Bartonella spp. that cause emerging
zoonotic diseases worldwide. In this study, 303 fleas collected from domestic dogs and cats …

One of the most common ectoparasites on domestic carnivores are fleas from the genus
Ctenocephalides. This group of blood sucking insects are one of the most important in …

The cat flea (Ctenocephalides felis) is a competent vector of numerous bacterial pathogens
in the genera Bartonella and Rickettsia. In the United States, free-roaming domestic cats …

Fleas represent an acknowledged burden on dogs worldwide. The characterization of flea
species infesting kennel dogs from two localities in I srael (R ehovot and J erusalem) and …