Marsh deer (Blastocerus dichotomus) were captured for a research program in Brazil and maintained in quarantine stations. After 60 days, fleas were detected on animals and identified as Ctenocephalides felis felis. Elimination of the infestation was difficult. Animal treatment with a fipronil-based compound was effective, and subsequently captured animals were treated prophylactically. Some animals remained infested, and some died from the infestation.
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1 December 2000
CAT FLEA (CTENOCEPHALIDES FELIS) INFESTATION IN QUARANTINED MARSH DEER (BLASTOCERUS DICHOTOMUS) POPULATIONS
Matias Pablo Juan Szabó,
Eliana Reiko Matushima,
Marcelo de Campos Pereira,
Karin Werther,
José Maurício Barbanti Duarte
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Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine
Vol. 31 • No. 4
December 2000
Vol. 31 • No. 4
December 2000
Blastocerus dichotomus
Ctenocephalides felis
flea
infestation
marsh deer
outbreak