Table 1 Number and prevalence of tick infested dogs, and ecological index values for ticks in 82 dogs hosted in the shelter before (Day 0) and after (Day 2 – Day 250) the application of imidacloprid/flumethrin slow release collars
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Day 0 | Day 2 | Day 7 | Day 14 | Day 30 | Day 45 | Day 60 | Day 75 | Day 90 | Day 250 | |
Dogs (n) | 82 | 81 | 80 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 |
Positive (n) | 79 | 49 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Prevalence (%) | 96.3 | 60.5 | 15.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.6 |
Tick Mean Intensity (± St. Dev.) | 46.9 (± 65.7) | 3.5 (± 4.3) | 1.8 (± 0.7) | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Tick Mean Abundance (± St. Dev.) | 45.2 (± 66.4) | 2.1 (± 5.1) | 0.3 (± 0.8) | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 (± 0.2) |