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MeSH Heading: Ctenocephalides
Tree Number(s): B01.050.500.131.617.720.500.500.968.200
Unique ID: D058251
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D058251
Annotation: infestation: coordinate IM with FLEA INFESTATIONS (IM); for killing Ctenocephalides with insecticides, see note at INSECTICIDES
Scope Note: A genus of FLEAS in the family Pulicidae. It includes the cat flea (Ctenocephalides felis), one of the most common species on earth.
Entry Term(s): Cat Flea; Ctenocephalides felis
Registry Number: txid7514
Related Numbers: txid7515
Previous Indexing: Siphonaptera (1963-2010)
Public MeSH Note: 2011
History Note: 2011
Date Established: 2011/01/01
Date of Entry: 2010/06/25
Revision Date: 2020/08/13

Allowable Qualifiers: anatomy & histology (AH)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

cytology (CY)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

genetics (GE)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathogenicity (PY)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Ctenocephalides MeSH Descriptor Data 2023