Cythioate is an

organothiophosphate Organothiophosphates or organophosphorothioates are a subclass of organophosphorus compounds and of thiophosphate compounds. They are the organic compounds that contain a phosphate group in which one or more oxygen atoms is substituted by sulfur. ...

chemical used as an

insecticide Insecticides are pesticides used to kill insects. They include ovicides and larvicides used against insect eggs and larvae, respectively. The major use of insecticides is in agriculture, but they are also used in home and garden settings, i ...

and

anthelmintic Anthelmintics or antihelminthics are a group of antiparasitic drugs that expel parasitic worms (helminths) and other internal parasites from the body by either stunning or killing them without causing significant damage to the host. They may also ...

. It has been sold under the trade names Cyflee and Proban, under which form it has been used for

veterinary Veterinary medicine is the branch of medicine that deals with the prevention, management, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, disorder, and injury in non-human animals. The scope of veterinary medicine is wide, covering all animal species, both ...

purposes against

flea Flea, the common name for the order (biology), order Siphonaptera, includes 2,500 species of small flightless insects that live as external parasites of mammals and birds. Fleas live by hematophagy, ingesting the blood of their hosts. Adult f ...

s.''Journal of Veterinary Dermatology''
Efficacy of Cythioate Against Fleas On Dogs And Cats

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