Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Fluralaner oral or topical stops tapeworm spread by fleas in dogs
By Gopinath, Deepa et al.·Published in Parasites & vectors·2018·MSD Animal Health, Australia·View original on PubMed →
PetCaseFinder translated the abstract of this peer-reviewed paper into plain English so pet owners can read it. We do not publish original research — every detail traces back to the citation above. How we work →
Original publication title: Topical or oral fluralaner efficacy against flea (Ctenocephalides felis) transmission of Dipylidium caninum infection to dogs.
- Species:
- dog
Plain-English summary
A group of dogs was tested to see if a single treatment of fluralaner, given either as a topical application or orally, could prevent them from getting a common tapeworm called Dipylidium caninum, which they can catch from fleas. The dogs that received fluralaner did not show any signs of infection, while all dogs that did not receive the treatment became infected after being exposed to fleas carrying the tapeworm. This means that fluralaner is effective at stopping the transmission of this tapeworm for up to 12 weeks after treatment.
People also search for: dog tapeworm prevention · fluralaner for fleas · how to treat dog fleas and tapeworms
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Dipylidium caninum is a common tapeworm of dogs contracted from ingestion of fleas containing the infective cysticercoid stage. Fluralaner is a systemically distributed isoxazoline class insecticide that delivers highly effective activity against fleas and ticks for up to 12 weeks after a single oral or topical treatment. This study evaluated the impact of this flea insecticidal efficacy on the transmission of D. caninum to dogs. METHODS: Dogs were weighed and treated with a cestocide and then randomly assigned to 3 groups of 8. Fluralaner was administered topically (at the commercial dose) to one group and orally to another group while the third received topically administered sterile water. All dogs were subsequently infested with about 100 D. caninum infected Ctenocephalides felis at 7, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42, 49, 56, 63, 70, 77 and 83 days after treatment. Visual proglottid inspections and counts were conducted daily from 35 to 113 days post-treatment. Post-treatment D. caninum incidence was calculated for each group and compared between treated and untreated groups. RESULTS: All 8 dogs in the placebo-treated group became infected with D. caninum while no shed proglottids were observed at any point during the post-treatment period from any dog in either fluralaner treated group. CONCLUSIONS: The insecticidal efficacy of a single treatment of either orally or topically administered fluralaner prevented D. caninum transmission from infected fleas to susceptible dogs for up to 12 weeks following administration.
Find similar cases for your pet
PetCaseFinder finds other peer-reviewed reports of pets with the same symptoms, plus a plain-English summary of what was tried across them.
Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30359284/