• Dog tapeworm (Dipylidium caninum) is transmitted by fleas. Prevention of flea infestations is also prevention of tapeworm infection. Flea control using Advantix^Æ and tapeworm therapy with Droncit^Æ or Drontal^Æ Plus gives you the highest possible protection.

• Bacterial infections such as Bartonella henselae, the causative agent of the so called "cat scratch fever", is a serious zoonosis.

Ticks are, like fleas, among the most common and most important ectoparasites.
The most important species of hard ticks in Europe feeding on dogs are the Castor bean tick (Ixodes ricinus) and the Brown dog tick (Rhipicephalus sanguineus). Further species of the Dermacentor, Amblyomma or Haemaphysalis genera show only regional distribution.
Ticks are well designed to transmit disease agents such as viruses, bacteria and protozoa. Ixodes ticks are the major vectors of Lyme Borreliosis, Rhipicephalusticks may cause Ehrlichiosi. These tickborne diseases are of concern both for canine and human health.
Laboratory-controlled studies conducted with I. ricinus, R. sanguineus and other tick species have proven the high acaricidal efficacy of Advantix^Æ.
Figures 5+6 show the persistent efficacy exceeding the four week period.

The repellency effect

Besides the acaricidal efficacy, a given for any approved tick product, the active Permethrin in Advantix^Æ holds an important additional property. This is the repellent effect, a benefit to significantly reduce tick attachment in the first place. The importance of the repellent property of Permethrin is the inhibition of blood feeding by reducing the numbers of ticks attached to the dog. Laboratory-controlled studies showed the repellent and acaricidal effect of Advantix^Æ, also in comparison to Frontline^Æ.

Advantix^Æ: Proven ability of preventing tick-borne diseases

While various tick control products have demonstrated their efficacy in killing ticks, little if at all is known about the ability of these products to prevent transmission of tick-borne diseases. Ticks of the Ixodes genus are worldwide the most important
vector of Borrelia burgdorferi to both dogs and humans.
In a study 6 Advantix^Æ demonstrated its high effectiveness not only against ticks but also against the transmission of disease. Borrelia-free dogs were treated with Advantix^Æ on day 0 and experimentally infested on day 7 with 100 Ixodes ticks with an average B. burgdorferi infectivity of 57 %. Dogs were observed for seroconversion and Borrelia were counted in biopsy samples. By day 42 all control dogs showed seroconversion, as compared with none of the Advantix^Æ treated dogs.
This study showed the ability of Advantix^Æ to prevent canine Borreliosis.

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