How does Simparica perform on ticks?
Hosts
Wild and domestic small-large mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians.
Habitat
Grassland, moorland, heathland and woodland. Found in suburban/urban areas.
Disease transmission
Lyme disease and Anaplasmosis
Hosts
Hedgehogs, foxes, ferrets, dogs, cats, rodents and occasionally birds
Habitat
On the host or in the nest.
Present in suburban/urban areas
Disease transmission
Lyme disease and Anaplasmosis
Hosts
Domestic and wild animals, e.g. dogs, horses, cattle, foxes, hares and hedgehogs
Habitat
Grasslands, pastures and woodlands
Disease transmission
Babesiosis
Hosts
Dogs, cats and foxes but also recorded on cattle, rabbits, hares, hedgehogs and squirrels
Habitat
Kennels and other sheltered places
Disease transmission
Ehrlichia
*Areas with no records do not necessarily represent areas of absence of ticks, but simply that no records have been received from that location.
Prevalence of ticks in the UK that affect dogs5
Persistent killing activity
Simparica provides persistent tick killing activity for at least 35 days, acting beyond the monthly treatment period, helping to minimise the potential risk of protection gaps.
Immediate sustained killing activity
Simparica kills ticks (I.ricinus) within 12 hours of attachment for 28 days after product administration11. Speed of kill is important in reducing the risk of transmission of tick-borne disease.
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5. Calculated from the Health Protection Agency National Tick Recording Scheme, Bristol University tick ID, BADA UK and the Merck manual. 6. Tick distribution map for Ixodes ricinus, as recorded by the PHE Tick Recording Scheme, and the Biological Records Centre (BRC). Added/updated: 14 October 2013. 7. Tick distribution map for Dermacentor reticulatus, as recorded by the HPA Tick Recording Scheme, and the Biological Records Centre (BRC). Added/updated: 14 October 2013. 8. Tick distribution map for Ixodes hexagonus, as recorded by the PHE Tick Recording Scheme, and the Biological Records Centre (BRC). Added/updated: 14 October 2013. 9. Tick distribution map for Rhipicephalus sanguineus - https://data.nbn.org.uk/Taxa/NBNSYS0000039964/Grid_Map. 10. Geurden, T., Becskei, C., Grace, S., Strube, C., Doherty, P., Liebenberg, J., Mahabir, S.P., Slootmans. N., Lloyd, A. and Six, R.H. (2016) ‘Efficacy of a novel oral formulation of sarolaner (Simparica™) against four common tick species infesting dogs in Europe’ Vet. Parasitol. 222 pp.33-36. 11. Six, R.H., Geurden, T, Carter, L., Everett, W.R., McLoughlin, A., Mahabir, S.P., Myers, M.R. and Slootmans, N. (2016) ‘Evaluation of the speed of kill of sarolaner (Simparica™) against induced infestations of three species of ticks (Amblyomma maculatum, Ixodex scapularis, Ixodes ricinus) on dogs’ Vet. Parasitol. 222 pp. 37-42.
