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Here, we report two studies evaluating the efficacy of a single administration of Revolution Plus in preventing\n                      <jats:italic>D. caninum<\/jats:italic>\n                      infection in cats for 1 month through killing of the flea intermediate host.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Two studies (study 1 and 2) with the same design were conducted. In both studies, 2 treatment groups of ten cats each were enrolled. On Day 0, the cats in group 1 were treated with a placebo, and the cats in group 2 were treated with Revolution Plus at the minimum recommended dose of 6.0\u00a0mg\/kg selamectin and 1.0\u00a0mg\/kg sarolaner. After treatment on Day 0, as well as on Days 7, 14, 21, and 30, the cats in both treatment groups were infested with 100 (\u00b1\u20095) unfed,\n                      <jats:italic>D. caninum<\/jats:italic>\n                      -infected fleas. Live flea counts were conducted on Day 33 (72\u2009\u00b1\u20092\u00a0h after Day 30 infestation). All cats were euthanized on Day 58, and necropsies were performed to enumerate\n                      <jats:italic>D. caninum<\/jats:italic>\n                      scolices in the gastrointestinal tract.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      In both study 1 and 2, all placebo-treated cats were infested with two or more\n                      <jats:italic>D. caninum<\/jats:italic>\n                      scolices at necropsy. Significantly lower mean flea counts were recorded for the Revolution Plus-treated cats compared with placebo-treated cats (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009\u2264\u20090.0001), and efficacy based on least squares mean flea counts on Day 33 was 100% (in study 1) and 94.3% (in study 2). Scolex counts were also significantly decreased in Revolution Plus-treated cats compared with placebo-treated cats, with a 97.1% efficacy in study 1 and a 99.3% efficacy in study 2.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      One topical administration of Revolution Plus at the minimum dosage of 6.0\u00a0mg\/kg selamectin and 1.0\u00a0mg\/kg sarolaner provided high efficacy in the prevention of\n                      <jats:italic>D. caninum<\/jats:italic>\n                      infection through the killing of its vector,\n                      <jats:italic>C. felis<\/jats:italic>\n                      , for an entire month.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Graphical Abstract<\/jats:title>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1186\/s13071-025-06950-5","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,8,4]],"date-time":"2025-08-04T19:46:19Z","timestamp":1754336779000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["Efficacy of Revolution\u00aePlus in cats for the prevention of Dipylidium caninum transmission by infected Ctenocephalides felis"],"prefix":"10.1186","volume":"18","author":[{"given":"Lindsay","family":"Weaver","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Alta","family":"Viljoen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Riaan","family":"Maree","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Lina","family":"D\u2019Hanis","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Shelby","family":"Jones","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jane","family":"Tonso","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Reinier","family":"Zweiger","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Julian","family":"Liebenberg","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Vickie L.","family":"King","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Keith","family":"Baker","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jessica","family":"Rodriguez","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Chris","family":"Adolph","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Thomas","family":"Geurden","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,8,4]]},"reference":[{"key":"6950_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"131","DOI":"10.1186\/s13071-022-05243-5","volume":"15","author":"J Rousseau","year":"2022","unstructured":"Rousseau J, Castro A, Novo T, Maia C. 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