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Table 1 Mean tick counts and efficacy (%) after a single topical administration of fluralaner spot-on solution followed by water-immersion or shampooing of dogs before each tick infestation

From: The effect of water and shampooing on the efficacy of fluralaner spot-on solution against Ixodes ricinus and Ctenocephalides felis infestations in dogs

Assessment time pointsa

Study day 6

Study day 30

Study day 58

Study day 86

Study Group

Fluralaner

Control

Fluralaner

Control

Fluralaner

Control

Fluralaner

Control

Water-immersion

Meanb tick counts (n)

0.0

27.5

0.0

29.7

0.0

19.3

0.1

28.7

Count range (n)

0

18–38

0

21–35

0

9d–39

0–1

21–32

Efficacy (%)

100c

100c

100c

99.7c

Shampooing

Meanb tick counts (n)

0.0

28.9

0.0

28.5

0.0

14.3

0.2

29.6

Count range (n)

0

20–39

0

20–37

0

3e–31

0–4

21–41

Efficacy (%)

100c

100c

100c

99.2c

  1. aAssessment of ticks 48 h (±2 h) after treatment or re-infestation following treatment
  2. bGeometric mean
  3. cLog-counts of live ticks from the treatment group were significantly different (p ≤ 0.05) from log-counts of the respective untreated control group
  4. d7 out of 8 dogs adequately infested
  5. e5 out of 8 dogs adequately infested