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ArticleParasites & vectors2022

Efficacy of a formulation of sarolaner/moxidectin/pyrantel (Simparica Trio

Marcos Antonio Bezerra-Santos, Jairo Alfonso Mendoza-Roldan, Giovanni Sgroi, Riccardo Paolo Lia, Giulia Venegoni, Fabrizio Solari Basano, Roose Nele, Sean P Mahabir, Stasia Borowski, Thomas Geurden and 1 more

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Article in Parasites & vectors, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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11 authors at 4 institutions in 4 countries.

Marcos Antonio Bezerra-SantosDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari, Valenzano, Bari, Italy.
Jairo Alfonso Mendoza-RoldanDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari, Valenzano, Bari, Italy.
Giovanni SgroiDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari, Valenzano, Bari, Italy.
Riccardo Paolo LiaDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari, Valenzano, Bari, Italy.
Giulia VenegoniArcoblu s.r.l, Milan, Italy.
Fabrizio Solari BasanoArcoblu s.r.l, Milan, Italy.
Roose NeleZoetis, Mercuriusstraat 20, 1930, Zaventem, Belgium.
Sean P MahabirZoetis, Portage Street 333, Kalamazoo, MI, 49007, USA.
Stasia BorowskiZoetis, Mercuriusstraat 20, 1930, Zaventem, Belgium.
Thomas GeurdenZoetis, Mercuriusstraat 20, 1930, Zaventem, Belgium.
Domenico OtrantoDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari, Valenzano, Bari, Italy. domenico.otranto@uniba.it.
University of Bari Aldo Moro · ITZoetis (Belgium) · BEBu-Ali Sina University · IRZoetis (United States) · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundFor a long time known as the oriental eyeworm, Thelazia callipaeda is a zoonotic nematode that infects the eyes of a wide range of vertebrate hosts including dogs, cats, wildlife carnivores, lagomorphs, and humans. The high occurrence of this infection in Europe and the first cases in the United States have increased scientific interest in the parasite, as it also represents a risk for people living in endemic areas. Therefore, treatment and prevention of thelaziosis in canine population are advocated to reduce the risk of human infection as well. Here, we assessed the efficacy of a formulation containing sarolaner/moxidectin/pyrantel (Simparica Trio

methodsThe study was conducted in eyeworm endemic areas of Italy and France, where dogs (n = 125) were assigned into two groups consisting of a negative control group (G1; n = 62), in which animals were treated monthly with a control product (sarolaner; Simparica

resultsIn G1, 16 out of 58 animals (27.6%) were observed with eyeworms during the study, and none of the animals from G2 were ever observed with eyeworms, resulting in 100% efficacy (P < 0.0001) in the prevention of establishment of T. callipaeda infection. Adult nematodes and fourth-instar (L4)-stage larvae were recovered from the eyes of positive animals, counted, and morphologically identified as T. callipaeda. In addition, specimens from Italy were molecularly confirmed as belonging to the haplotype 1 (i.e., the only one circulating in Europe so far).

conclusionsData presented herein demonstrated 100% efficacy of Simparica Trio for the prevention of T. callipaeda eyeworm infection in dogs from highly endemic areas of France and Italy. The use of this formulation is advantageous, as it is a licensed product in Europe with a wide efficacy spectrum against other nematodes, multiple tick species, and fleas. In addition, preventing the development of infection in dogs could also be a prophylaxis measure for zoonotic T. callipaeda infection in humans inhabiting endemic areas.

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Dog DiseasesNematodaSpirurida InfectionsThelazioideaAnimalsAzetidinesDogsHumansMacrolidesPyrantelSpiro CompoundsAzetidinesMacrolidesmoxidectinPyrantelsarolanerSpiro CompoundsDogsMoxidectinPreventionSimparica TrioThelazia callipaedaZoonosis

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