Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Topical Broadline treatment kills Joyeuxiella tapeworms in cats
By Schuster, Rolf K et al.·Published in Parasitology research·2016·Central Veterinary Research Laboratory·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Efficacy of a topical combination of fipronil, (S)-methoprene, eprinomectin and praziquantel (Broadline(®)) against naturally acquired infections with cestodes of the genus Joyeuxiella in cats.
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Plain-English summary
A group of cats with tapeworm infections caused by the Joyeuxiella species were treated with a topical medication called Broadline, which combines several active ingredients to kill parasites. After just one application, the treatment showed over 99% effectiveness in eliminating the tapeworms within a week. In comparison, untreated cats still had a significant number of worms. This means that Broadline is a highly effective option for treating these specific tapeworm infections in cats.
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Abstract
Cats are host to dipylidiid cestodes of the genera Diplopylidium, Dipylidium and Joyeuxiella. Broadline(®), a topical broad-spectrum combination parasiticide containing fipronil (8.3 % w/v), (S)-methoprene (10 % w/v), eprinomectin (0.4 % w/v) and the cestocide praziquantel (8.3 % w/v), has previously been shown to be efficacious against Dipylidium caninum and Diplopylidium spp. in cats. To evaluate its efficacy against Joyeuxiella species, a blinded clinical efficacy study was conducted according to GCP. All cats had evidence for naturally acquired dipylidiid cestode infection as confirmed by pre-treatment examination. Cats were allocated randomly to two groups of 13 cats each based on bodyweight: Control (untreated) and Broadline(®) at 0.12 mL/kg bodyweight administered once topically. Based on the comparison of helminth counts in the treated and untreated cats seven days post treatment, Broadline(®) demonstrated >99 % efficacy (p < 0.01) against mature J. fuhrmanni and J. pasqualei, with 11 and 13 of the untreated cats harbouring 1 to 102 or 2 to 95 cestodes, respectively. In addition, parasite counts indicated 95.9 % efficacy (p = 0.006) against the rictularoid nematode Pterygodermatites cahirensis.
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