Successful Treatment of Captive Common Marmosets (Callithrix jacchus) Infested with Common Cat Fleas (Ctenocephalides felis) by Using Topical Imidacloprid and Environmental Control Measures
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Cermolacce, A.; Lacoste, R.; Moulin, V.; Briand, A.; Bakker, J. Successful Treatment of Captive Common Marmosets (Callithrix jacchus) Infested with Common Cat Fleas (Ctenocephalides felis) by Using Topical Imidacloprid and Environmental Control Measures. Vet. Sci. 2023, 10, 580. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci10090580
Cermolacce A, Lacoste R, Moulin V, Briand A, Bakker J. Successful Treatment of Captive Common Marmosets (Callithrix jacchus) Infested with Common Cat Fleas (Ctenocephalides felis) by Using Topical Imidacloprid and Environmental Control Measures. Veterinary Sciences. 2023; 10(9):580. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci10090580
Chicago/Turabian StyleCermolacce, Alexia, Romain Lacoste, Valérie Moulin, Amaury Briand, and Jaco Bakker. 2023. "Successful Treatment of Captive Common Marmosets (Callithrix jacchus) Infested with Common Cat Fleas (Ctenocephalides felis) by Using Topical Imidacloprid and Environmental Control Measures" Veterinary Sciences 10, no. 9: 580. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci10090580