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Table 2 Geometric mean and percent control of fleas recovered in premises flea traps in naturally infested homes when dogs were treated with afoxolaner

From: Evaluation of afoxolaner chewables to control flea populations in naturally infested dogs in private residences in Tampa FL, USA

Treatment group

# homes completing study

 

Days post-Treatment1

   

Day 0

Day 7

Day 14

Day 21

Days 28–30

Days 40–45

Days 54–60

Afoxolaner1

23

Geomean2

18.19

1.69

0.72

1.09

0.43

0.09

0.00

(Std dev)

(18.01)

(6.26)

(4.65)

(8.87)

(0.89)

(1.28)

(0.00)

(Range)

(5–86)

(0–26)

(0–17)

(0–43)

(0–3)

(0–6)

(0–0)

 

% control3

 

90.73

96.04

93.99

97.66

99.49

100.00

  1. 1Dogs were orally administered an afoxolaner chewable (NexGard®; Chewables; Merial, Inc.) on day 0 and once between days 28–30
  2. 2Geometric mean numbers of fleas recovered in two intermittent light flea traps placed in homes
  3. 3(Day 0 geometric mean trap flea counts-day x geometric mean trap flea counts)/day 0 geometric mean trap flea counts)} × 100