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Exzolt 5%, Innovation in the Control of Ectoparasites in Cattle

Edited by:
Filipe Dantas-Torres, MV, MSc, DSc, PhD, FRES, EBVS Veterinary Specialist in Parasitology, Oswaldo Cruz, Brazil


The idea of ​​controlling ectoparasites in cattle is a challenge due to the various variables present such as climate, breed pattern and type of production management. 

Exzolt 5% is an antiparasitic veterinary medicinal product containing 2.5 mg/kg of fluralaner.

The manuscripts in this collection contain data supporting the efficacy and safety of Exzolt 5%®.

All manuscripts have undergone the journals standard peer review process overseen by the Editors and each article can be found individually in the journal.

The studies presented in this collection and all journal charges for processing these manuscripts have been funded by MSD Animal Health and a detailed conflict of interest is included within each article

  1. In 2022, fluralaner was launched on the market for use in the control of the cattle tick Rhipicephalus microplus after showing 100% efficacy in registration trials against the causative agents of cattle tick feve...

    Authors: Dina Maria Beltran Zapa, Lidia Mendes de Aquino, Luiz Felipe Monteiro Couto, Luciana Maffini Heller, Igor Maciel Lopes de Morais, Vanessa Ferreira Salvador, Luccas Lourenzzo Lima Lins Leal, Artur Siqueira Nunes Trindade, Warley Vieira de Freitas Paula, Nicolas Jalowitzki de Lima, Lorena Lopes Ferreira, Daniel de Castro Rodrigues, Tom Strydom, Siddhartha Torres, Vando Edésio Soares, Caio Marcio de Oliveira Monteiro…
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2024 17:120
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  2. The occurrence of higher winter temperatures in Brazilian areas with tropical and highland climates may result in a fifth peak of tick populations during winter in addition to the four generations previously d...

    Authors: Guilherme Henrique Reckziegel, Mariana Green de Freitas, Juliane Francielle Tutija, Vinícius Duarte Rodrigues, Dyego Gonçalves Lino Borges, Murilo Damasceno Brunet de Freitas, Tiago Gallina, Welber Daniel Zanetti Lopes, Daniel de Castro Rodrigues, Heitor de Oliveira Arriero Amaral, Tom Strydom, Siddhartha Torres and Fernando de Almeida Borges
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2024 17:110
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  3. In Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, a region with a subtropical climate, Rhipicephalus microplus is present in taurine cattle raised for beef and milk. In addition, ticks resistant to multiple acaricides are present in...

    Authors: Tiago Gallina, Camila dos Santos Lagranha, Giancarlo Bilo, Cristiano Malavolta, Lorena Lopes Ferreira, Fernando de Almeida Borges, Daniel de Castro Rodrigues, Tom Strydom, Siddartha Torres, Emmanuel Arnhold and Welber Daniel Zanetti Lopes
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2024 17:101
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  4. The present study aimed to evaluate the effects of different treatment strategies using a new commercial formulation containing pour-on fluralaner on Rhipicephalus microplus infestation in cattle and in pastures ...

    Authors: Lidia Mendes de Aquino, Dina Maria Beltran Zapa, Daniel de Castro Rodrigues, Tom Strydom, Siddhartha Torres, Lorena Lopes Ferreira, Francisco Barufi, Heitor Oliveira Arriero de Amaral, Fernando de Almeida de Borges, Tiago Gallina, Rafael Paranhos de Mendonça, Vando Edésio Soares, Caio Marcio Oliveira Monteiro and Welber Daniel Zanetti Lopes
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2024 17:15
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  5. This study describes the effectiveness of a novel active pharmaceutical ingredient, fluralaner (isoxazoline class), against important ectoparasites infesting cattle in Brazil.

    Authors: Alvimar José da Costa, João Ricardo de Souza Martins, Fernando de Almeida Borges, Luis Fernando Vettorato, Francisco Bonomi Barufi, Heitor de Oliveira Arriero Amaral, Luara Carolina Abujamra, Daniel de Castro Rodrigues and Welber Daniel Zanetti Lopes
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2023 16:336
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