flea
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The industry body representing flea treatment companies defended the use of preventive flea treatments as important for animal health.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
He started selling vintage clothes 11 years ago, when he was 15, switched to kids vintage at 20 and has spent the last six years scouring flea markets, websites and swap meets.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026
When Saar visited Milan for the exhibition opening in 2016, Barbatti took her to the local flea markets.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2026
Jersey Water said there was no evidence pet and flea treatments were present in the supply.
From BBC ● May 3, 2026
At those moments I forgot the itch of my flea bites and the sting of my cracked cheeks; I felt pure, like a scrubbed-clean angel dropped straight from heaven.
From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau
Scott: We did a nice dinner down by the beach, and everyone got bit by the sand fleas that weren’t supposed to be there.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 6, 2026
Often, people are exposed to the disease when infected fleas are carried indoors on pets or other animals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2026
"Each animal is going to have different circumstances and be at different risk of picking up fleas, for example it depends on the weather, whether your cat goes outside and so on," Rees said.
From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2026
Isoxazoline drugs are a relatively new class of antiparasitic medications prescribed by veterinarians around the world to protect pets from fleas and ticks.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 22, 2026
Hyacinth kept her head down, pretending to inspect Franz for fleas.
From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser
