Ctenocephalides canis

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Sections available in full article Classification, Distribution, Significance, Active Forms, Active Form 1, Active Form 2, Active Form 3, Resting forms, Resting Form 1, Clinical Effects, Epidemiology, Pathological effects, Other Host Effects, Control, Diagnosis, Laboratory diagnosis, Sources, Publications, Vetstream contributor(s),
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Dwight Bowman DVM PhDa
Anna Meredith MA VetMB CertLAS CertZooMed MRCVS
Synonyms C. canis, dog flea

Classification


Taxonomy

  • Class: Insecta .
  • Order: Siphonaptera .

Distribution

  • Seems to have been replaced by Ctenocephalides felis  Ctenocephalides felis  in many places and may be absent from many tropical and subtropical areas.
  • In Britain, C. canis is far less common than C. felis , but often seen on rabbits kept outside.
  • C. canis is seen more frequently in Ireland and other parts of Europe where environment is mild and humid, and domestic areas are more archaic i.e. absence of central heating in homes.

Significance

  • Same as C. felis  Ctenocephalides felis  .

Sources

Publications

  • Recent references fromPubMedpublished during the last 12 months.
  • Baker K P & Elharam S (1992)The biology of Ctenocephalides canis in Ireland.Vet Rec45(1-2), 141-146 (experimental lifecycle and epidemiology)PubMed.

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Ctenocephalides canis: female Ctenocephalides canis: head Ctenocephalides canis: tibia of 3rd leg Ctenocephalides felis: female Flea and flea dirt combed from hair Flea larva Flea: egg Spilopsyllus cuniculi

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