Table 3 Tick and flea species identified on dogs and cats (as percentage of primary IVP animals) and percentage of patients with mixed flea and tick infestation
Results | Dogs | Cats |
|---|---|---|
Flea species identified: (% of primary IVP animals) | Ctenocephalides felis (96.7%) | Ctenocephalides felis (91.9%) |
Ctenocephalides canis (0.5%) | Ctenocephalides canis (11.6%) | |
Pulex irritans (0.5%) | Pulex irritans (2.0%) | |
Archaeopsylla erinacei (3.3%) | Archaeopsylla erinacei (2.0%) | |
Tick species identified: (% of IVP animals) | Ixodes ricinus (89.2%) | Ixodes ricinus (64.9%) |
Ixodes hexagonus (8.8%) | Ixodes hexagonus (8.4%) | |
Rhipicephalus spec. (8.8%) | Rhipicephalus sanguineus (28.2%) | |
Dermacentor reticulatus (2.9%) | Dermacentor reticulatus (18.8%) | |
Patients with mixed flea/tick infestations | 3.2% of animals | 3.5% of animals |
5.3% of households | 5.7% of households |