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Background <p>Myiasis caused by <i>Cochliomyia hominivorax</i> larvae is a reemerging challenge in the Americas due to the recent reappearance of this species in areas where it had been eradicated and reports of doramectin inefficacy, despite its recognition as the most effective avermectin for prevention in cattle. As an alternative, 5% fluralaner administered via pour-on has shown 100% efficacy in the treatment and prevention of myiasis. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of three antiparasitic treatments, namely 1% doramectin administered subcutaneously, 5% fluralaner pour-on, and 1% fluralaner administered orally, in preventing umbilical myiasis caused by <i>C.&#xa0;hominivorax</i> in newborn calves.</p> Methods <p>The study was conducted on a commercial beef cow–calf farm in Brazil. On day 0, during umbilical care, 200 newborn calves were randomly allocated to 4 groups: negative untreated control; 1% doramectin subcutaneously (200&#xa0;µg/kg); 5% fluralaner pour-on (2.5&#xa0;mg/kg); and 1% fluralaner orally (0.5&#xa0;mg/kg, experimental formulation). All umbilical stumps were disinfected with 10% iodine tincture (10–30&#xa0;s) without larvicidal compounds. Umbilical sites were evaluated on days 3, 7, and 14 for the presence of <i>C.&#xa0;hominivorax</i> larvae and lesion scores (0–3).</p> Results <p>The results showed marked differences among treatments in the prevention of umbilical myiasis. In the control group, myiasis occurrence was 26% (95% CI 15–39%), confirming the high field risk of the disease. Treatment with 1% doramectin did not reduce (<i>P</i> = 0.8153) myiasis occurrence (22%; 95% CI 12.7–35.2%), showing a relative risk reduction of only 15.4%. Pour-on 5% fluralaner reduced myiasis occurrence to 4% (95% CI 1.1–13.4%), corresponding to a preventive efficacy of 84.6%. Despite proven 100% fluralaner efficacy, maternal licking may have contributed to the removal of the pour-on product in newborn calves, potentially reducing skin residues and being associated with the occurrence of umbilical myiasis. Orally administered 1% fluralaner showed 100% preventive efficacy. Umbilical lesion scores corroborated these findings, with a predominance of score 0 in fluralaner-treated groups.</p> Conclusions <p>Doramectin was ineffective in preventing umbilical myiasis in newborn calves, whereas orally administered fluralaner showed 100% preventive efficacy. Pour-on fluralaner did not achieve complete preventive efficacy, possibly due to maternal licking at the product application site in calves.</p> Graphical Abstract <p></p>

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Overcoming doramectin failure: field efficacy of pour-on 5% fluralaner and an experimental 1% oral formulation for the prevention of Cochliomyia hominivorax–associated umbilical myiasis in newborn calves

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    2026年6月17日

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  • Murilo Damasceno Brunet de Freitas,
  • Daniel de Castro Rodrigues,
  • Pablo Eduardo Martins de Paiva,
  • Siddartha Torres,
  • Fernando de Almeida Borges

摘要

Background

Myiasis caused by Cochliomyia hominivorax larvae is a reemerging challenge in the Americas due to the recent reappearance of this species in areas where it had been eradicated and reports of doramectin inefficacy, despite its recognition as the most effective avermectin for prevention in cattle. As an alternative, 5% fluralaner administered via pour-on has shown 100% efficacy in the treatment and prevention of myiasis. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of three antiparasitic treatments, namely 1% doramectin administered subcutaneously, 5% fluralaner pour-on, and 1% fluralaner administered orally, in preventing umbilical myiasis caused by C. hominivorax in newborn calves.

Methods

The study was conducted on a commercial beef cow–calf farm in Brazil. On day 0, during umbilical care, 200 newborn calves were randomly allocated to 4 groups: negative untreated control; 1% doramectin subcutaneously (200 µg/kg); 5% fluralaner pour-on (2.5 mg/kg); and 1% fluralaner orally (0.5 mg/kg, experimental formulation). All umbilical stumps were disinfected with 10% iodine tincture (10–30 s) without larvicidal compounds. Umbilical sites were evaluated on days 3, 7, and 14 for the presence of C. hominivorax larvae and lesion scores (0–3).

Results

The results showed marked differences among treatments in the prevention of umbilical myiasis. In the control group, myiasis occurrence was 26% (95% CI 15–39%), confirming the high field risk of the disease. Treatment with 1% doramectin did not reduce (P = 0.8153) myiasis occurrence (22%; 95% CI 12.7–35.2%), showing a relative risk reduction of only 15.4%. Pour-on 5% fluralaner reduced myiasis occurrence to 4% (95% CI 1.1–13.4%), corresponding to a preventive efficacy of 84.6%. Despite proven 100% fluralaner efficacy, maternal licking may have contributed to the removal of the pour-on product in newborn calves, potentially reducing skin residues and being associated with the occurrence of umbilical myiasis. Orally administered 1% fluralaner showed 100% preventive efficacy. Umbilical lesion scores corroborated these findings, with a predominance of score 0 in fluralaner-treated groups.

Conclusions

Doramectin was ineffective in preventing umbilical myiasis in newborn calves, whereas orally administered fluralaner showed 100% preventive efficacy. Pour-on fluralaner did not achieve complete preventive efficacy, possibly due to maternal licking at the product application site in calves.

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