Small Animal Clinical Pharmacology - CYF MEDICAL DISTRIBUTION

APPENDIX: PARASITES OF DOGS AND CATS
Parasite*
Culicidae (mosquitoes
and gnats) (d,c)
Simuliidae (black flies)
(d,c)
Ceratopogonidae
(Culicoides midges)
(d,c)
Psychodidae (sand flies)
(d,c)
Potential sources of
infection
Direct
Public health significance
Signal
Vectors of many agents
Treatment options in
dogs and cats
Repellents, avoidance,
habitat control
Direct Signal Repellents, avoidance,
habitat control
Direct Signal Repellents, avoidance,
habitat control
Phlebotomus spp Direct Signal
Dominant vector of
Leishmania
Lutzomyia spp Direct Signal
Dominant vector of
Leishmania
Tabanidae (horse flies)
(d,c)
Anthomyidae (flies) (d,c)
Stomoxys calcitrans
Musca spp (esp
vetustissima)
Direct
Signal
Can mechanically transfer
Echinococcus eggs to
human food
Repellents, avoidance,
habitat control,
deltamethrin collar,
imidacloprid +
permethrin
As for Phlebotomus
Repellents, avoidance,
habitat control
Direct Signal Repellents, avoidance,
habitat control
Direct Signal Repellents, avoidance,
habitat control
Comments
Various species are
vectors of Dirofilaria
immitis, D. repens,
Brugia spp
Impart painful bite.
Attack ears.
May induce
hypersensitivity
reactions
Impart painful bite
Old World vector of
leishmaniasis
New World vector of
leishmaniasis
Painful bites. Physical
transfer of taeniid
eggs (incl.
Echinococcus) from
feces to food
Stable fly. Painful bite
with predilection for
dog ears
Bush flies. Cannot bite,
but mouth parts
well developed for
lapping up fluids. IH
of Thelazia spp
Tsetse flies
Glossina spp Direct Signal
Vector of trypanosomes
Repellents, avoidance,
habitat control
Hippoboscidae (flies) (d) Direct Signal Repellents, OPs Bite in clusters.
Vector of
Acanthocheilonema
dracunculoides
Amblyomma
americanum (ix) (d,c)
3 host tick
Indiscriminate in host
selection
Signal
Vector of Q fever, RMSF
and tularemia
A. cajennense (ix) (d,c) 3 host tick Signal
Vector of Q fever and RMSF
A. hebraeum (ix) (d,c) 3 host tick Signal
Vector of African tick-bite
fever (Rickettsia africae)
A. maculatum (ix) (d,c) 3 host tick Signal
Vector of RMSF
A. variegatum (ix) (d,c) 3 host tick Signal
Vector of yellow fever virus
and Rickettsia africae
Physical removal, amitraz,
fipronil, pyriprole, OPs,
SPs
Physical removal, amitraz,
fipronil, OPs, SPs
Physical removal, amitraz,
fipronil, OPs, SPs
Physical removal, amitraz,
fipronil, OPs, SPs
Physical removal, amitraz,
fipronil, OPs, SPs
Lone star tick. Vector of
Coxiella burnetii,
Francisella
tularensis,
Cytauxzoon felis,
Rickettsia rickettsii
Cayenne tick. Vector of
Coxiella burnetii,
Rickettsia rickettsii
Bont tick. Preference
for perineal region.
Long mouthparts
can inflict serious
wound. Difficult to
dislodge with
acaricides
Gulf coast tick
Variegated tick of Africa
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