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N.C. State Study: Common Veterinary Drugs Show Effectiveness Against Bed Bugs

 

November 30, 2022
Posted by Brad Harbison

Source: North Carolina State University

 

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Deux médicaments courants utilisés par les vétérinaires pour combattre les parasites pourraient être efficaces contre les punaises de lit, l'un d'entre eux présentant un potentiel particulièrement élevé, selon une nouvelle étude de l'Université d'État de Caroline du Nord qui a examiné les médicaments dans le contexte du contrôle des populations de punaises de lit résurgentes dans les exploitations avicoles.

 

Deux médicaments courants utilisés par les vétérinaires pour combattre les parasites pourraient être efficaces contre les punaises de lit, l'un d'entre eux présentant un potentiel particulièrement élevé, selon une nouvelle étude de l'Université d'État de Caroline du Nord qui a examiné les médicaments dans le contexte du contrôle des populations résurgentes de punaises de lit dans les exploitations avicoles.

 

• Systemic veterinary drugs for control of the common bed bug, Cimex lectularius, in poultry farms | Parasites & Vectors | 17.11.2022 https://parasitesandvectors.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13071-022-05555-6

 

Results

Using an artificial feeding system, both ivermectin and fluralaner caused high mortality in insecticide-susceptible bed bugs, and fluralaner was found to be effective on pyrethroid- and fipronil-resistant bed bugs. Ivermectin was ineffective in chickens either by the topical treatment or ingestion, whereas bed bugs that fed on chickens which had ingested fluralaner suffered high mortality when feeding on these chickens for up to 28 days post treatment.

Conclusions

These findings suggest that systemic ectoparasitic drugs have great potential for practical use to control bed bug infestations in poultry farms. These findings also demonstrate the efficacy of fluralaner (and potentially other isoxazolines) as a potent new active ingredient for bed bug control.

 

 

[Image] Graphical Abstract

Veterinary flea and tick drugs kill mosquitoes and other insects that carry diseases between human

 

A well-known animal health drug could stop outbreaks of malaria and Zika virus, 02.07.2018

 

The researchers found that a class of drugs called isoxazolines, sold in veterinary products such as fluralaner (Bravecto) and afoxolaner (NexGard) to protect pets from fleas and ticks, also kills species of disease-carrying mosquitos that feed on human blood.

 

• Repurposing isoxazoline veterinary drugs for control of vector-borne human diseases | PNAS, 02.07.2018 http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2018/06/26/1801338115/tab-figures-data

 

[Image] This image shows a female Aedes aegypti, a species of mosquito that carries Zika virus. Researchers at Calibr, a non-profit drug discovery institute closely affiliated with Scripps Research, and TropIQ Health Sciences found that drugs given to pets to kill fleas and ticks might be effective at stopping transmission of insect-borne diseases such as Zika fever and malaria in humans. Image taken by the USDA.