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Comparison of Two Techniques for the Detection of Flea Faeces in Canine and Feline Coat Brushings
Joint Authors
Cadiergues, Marie-Christine
Cabaret-Mandin, Caroline
Solatges, Chloé
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-10-21
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
Flea infestation is diagnosed after the detection of either adult parasites or flea faeces in the fur.
The latter is generally tested with the wet blotting paper technique (WBPT).
However, microscopical examination (MT) of the coat brushing material is sometimes suggested as an alternative.
This study aimed to compare the efficiency of the two techniques.
In dogs, the entire body was hand-brushed and cats were combed.
One half of the collected material was mounted in liquid paraffin on a glass slide and examined microscopically at low magnification.
The second half was placed on a blotting paper and sterile water was added.
After drying, reddish aureoles were counted.
255 animals (158 dogs and 97 cats) were included.
119 (47%) and 94 (37%) samples were revealed to be positive with WBPT and MT, respectively.
13 cases (5%) were positive with MT only and 38 cases (15%) were positive with WBPT only.
81 cases (32%) were positive and 123 (48%) were negative with both techniques.
More positive cases were detected by WBPT than MT (P<0.001).
Amongst the 51 samples which were found positive with a sole technique, infestation was considered low in 43 cases and WBPT detected significantly more positive samples (31) than MT (12), P<0.01.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Cadiergues, Marie-Christine& Cabaret-Mandin, Caroline& Solatges, Chloé. 2014. Comparison of Two Techniques for the Detection of Flea Faeces in Canine and Feline Coat Brushings. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1049103
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Cadiergues, Marie-Christine…[et al.]. Comparison of Two Techniques for the Detection of Flea Faeces in Canine and Feline Coat Brushings. The Scientific World Journal No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1049103
American Medical Association (AMA)
Cadiergues, Marie-Christine& Cabaret-Mandin, Caroline& Solatges, Chloé. Comparison of Two Techniques for the Detection of Flea Faeces in Canine and Feline Coat Brushings. The Scientific World Journal. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1049103
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1049103