Sentences with phrase «transmission of microfilariae»

Additionally, by repelling and killing mosquitoes, the topical parasiticide was more than 99 percent effective in blocking the transmission of microfilariae from dogs to mosquitoes in this study.

In a recent research study, mosquito repellants / insecticides were found to be more than 95 % effective in preventing the transmission of microfilariae to mosquitoes over a period of one month.

There's two papers now, published by Dr. John McCall, a parasitologist at the University of Georgia, showing that applying a product which has insecticidal and repellent properties toward mosquitoes, was 100 percent effective at preventing the transmission of microfilaria from infected dogs to the mosquitoes.

Not exact matches

After transmission of the heartworms to the susceptible pet, the microfilaria migrates in the body toward the heart and then an adult heartworm grows in the chambers of the heart.

Two negative tests 7 days apart can provide reasonable assurance of a lack of circulating microfilariae and reduced risk of transmission.

Effects of doxycycline on heartworm embryogenesis, transmission, circulating microfilaria, and adult worms in microfilaremic dogs.

There is more to transmission than just mosquitoes; it must also be warm enough for a long enough time period to allow the development of microfilariae to infective L3's within the mosquito's body.

There is more to transmission than simply the presence of mosquitoes; it must also be warm enough for a long enough time period to allow the development of microfilariae to infective L3's within the mosquito's body.

Vectra 3D also greatly reduces the spread of resistant heartworms by blocking the transmission of resistant microfilariae from infected dogs to mosquitoes.