Experimental cat room.

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Direct transmission of the cat flea (Ctenocephalides felis) between cats exhibiting social behaviour. Franc M, Bouhsira É, Beugnet F - Parasite (2013) Bottom Line: The fleas collected on donor cats comprised 153 males and 235 females, they were all fed and all females contained eggs.This experiment demonstrated that gravid female fleas have a tendency to become permanently but not exclusively parasitic.Nevertheless, a few can change their cat host in as little as 1 h, which may play a role in the rapid introduction of a new flea population into a cat environment. View Article: PubMed Central - PubMed Affiliation: Université de Toulouse, INP, ENVT, F-3107 École Nationale Vétérinaire de Toulouse, 23 chemin des Capelles, 31079 Toulouse, France. Show MeSH Major Cat Diseases/parasitology/transmission* Ctenocephalides/physiology* Flea Infestations/transmission/veterinary* Social Behavior* Minor Animals Cats Female Male Sex Factors Related in: MedlinePlus	© Copyright Policy - open-access Related In: Results - Collection License Show All Figures getmorefigures.php?uid=PMC3852276&req=5 Figure 1: Experimental cat room. Mentions: On Day-14, the 18 cats were grouped in a 20 m2 room simulating a natural environment, including games and resting areas in order to socialise them (Figure 1). The room was maintained under environmental controlled conditions: temperature 18–21 °C, ambient air exchanged 14 times per hour, lighting 12 h light/12 h dark; humidity was not controlled.Figure 1.

Direct transmission of the cat flea (Ctenocephalides felis) between cats exhibiting social behaviour.

Franc M, Bouhsira É, Beugnet F - Parasite (2013)

Bottom Line: The fleas collected on donor cats comprised 153 males and 235 females, they were all fed and all females contained eggs.This experiment demonstrated that gravid female fleas have a tendency to become permanently but not exclusively parasitic.Nevertheless, a few can change their cat host in as little as 1 h, which may play a role in the rapid introduction of a new flea population into a cat environment.

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Affiliation: Université de Toulouse, INP, ENVT, F-3107 École Nationale Vétérinaire de Toulouse, 23 chemin des Capelles, 31079 Toulouse, France.

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Figure 1: Experimental cat room.

Mentions: On Day-14, the 18 cats were grouped in a 20 m2 room simulating a natural environment, including games and resting areas in order to socialise them (Figure 1). The room was maintained under environmental controlled conditions: temperature 18–21 °C, ambient air exchanged 14 times per hour, lighting 12 h light/12 h dark; humidity was not controlled.Figure 1.