Dipylidium caninum, a tapeworm often infesting domestic dogs and cats whose intermediate host is parasitic fleas
Dipylidium caninum, a tapeworm often infesting domestic cats whose intermediate host is parasitic fleas
Dipylidium caninum, also called the flea tapeworm or the double-pore tapeworm, is a cyclophyllid cestode that infects organisms afflicted with fleas and canine chewing lice, including dogs, cats, and pet-owners, especially children.
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Examples of fleas that can spread D. caninum include Ctenocephalides canis and Ctenocephalides felis.
Nitroscanate (trade name Lopatol) is an anthelmintic drug used in veterinary medicine to treat Toxocara canis, Toxascaris leonina, Ancylostoma caninum, Uncinaria stenocephalia, Taenia, and Dipylidium caninum (roundworms, hookworms and tapeworms).