Efficacy of a combination of 10% imidacloprid and 1% moxidectin against Caparinia tripilis in African pygmy hedgehog (Atelerix albiventris)

Table 1 Distribution of Caparinia tripilis on 13 body regions of 40 African pygmy hedgehogs (Atelerix albiventris)

Body Regions		Number of *Caparinia tripilis* *counted*
		Total	Mean	S.D.
Ears	Left	340	8.7	8.5
	Right	323	8.3	8.9
	Subtotal	663	8.5	8.7
Ventral	Left pectoral	86	2.2	2.6
	Right pectoral	73	1.8	2.8
	Left abdominal	47	1.2	1.3
	Right abdominal	66	1.7	2.9
	Inguinal	37	0.9	1.8
	Subtotal	309	1.5	2.4
Dorsal	Dorsal neck	327	8.2	6.5
	Left dorsal thoracic	303	7.6	6.8
	Right dorsal thoracic	244	6.1	4.2
	Left lumbar	206	5.2	4.4
	Right lumbar	236	5.9	5.0
	Sacral	207	5.2	5.2
	Subtotal	1523	6.3	5.5
Total		2495	4.8	5.9

Before the administration of drug on day 0, the number of live motile mites (larvae, nymphs, and adults) was counted from 13 body regions of 40 hedgehogs using an otoscope (Piccolight^®, KaWe, Berlin, Germany). Number of mites on approximately 0.5 cm² of body surface was counted for each region.

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