Abstract Background The Australian paralysis tick, Ixodes holocyclus, causes paralysis
predominantly in dogs and cats in the Eastern coastal regions of Australia. Rapid onset of …

Background The black-legged (or deer) tick, Ixodes scapularis, commonly infests dogs and
cats in North America and is the main vector for the pathogen that causes Lyme disease in …

Background From three days following host attachment, the Australian paralysis tick, Ixodes
holocyclus, secretes a neurotoxin that annually causes paralysis in approximately 10,000 …

Background Ixodes holocyclus ticks are a frequently fatal threat to dogs in eastern Australia.
These ticks secrete a neurotoxin that can produce an ascending paralysis after 72 h …

Background Infestation of cats with the Australian paralysis tick, Ixodes holocyclus continues
to be a threat because of the paralysis that can result from attachment of just a single tick …

Background With the geographical expansion of tick species and increased recognition of
pathogens they transmit, there is a requirement for safe and rapidly effective control …

The rapid speed of kill of sarolaner (Simparica™, Zoetis), a novel isoxazoline compound,
was demonstrated against three tick species known to infest dogs in Europe or the United …

Background Pathogens that are transmitted by ticks to dogs, such as Anaplasma
phagocytophilum, Babesia spp., Borrelia burgdorferi sensu latu, and Ehrlichia canis, are an …

Tick control is mainly achieved through the use of effective ectoparasiticides that can be
either dermally or systemically distributed in/on the host. Before any acaricide can be legally …

Background The black-legged (or deer) tick, Ixodes scapularis, commonly infests dogs in the
USA and is the vector of important zoonotic pathogens, including Borrelia burgdorferi, the …