The ability of an oral formulation of afoxolaner to block the transmission of Babesia canis by Dermacentor reticulatus ticks to dogs

Table 3 Results of tick counts on dogs

Study day*	Group	Live: male free	Live: male attached	Live: female attached	Dead: male free	Dead: female free	Dead: male attached	Dead: female attached
15	Control	0	32	35	0	0	0	0
15	Control	0	28	31	0	0	0	0
16	Control	1	16	15	2	0	0	0
16	Control	0	25	24	1	0	1	0
16	Control	0	17	18	0	0	0	0
16	Control	0	24	24	0	0	2	0
16	Control	0	6	10	2	0	1	1
16	Control	0	16	16	0	1	0	0
30	Treated	0	0	0	2	3	0	0
30	Treated	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
30	Treated	0	0	0	2	2	0	1
30	Treated	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
30	Treated	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
30	Treated	0	0	0	3	2	1	0
30	Treated	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
30	Treated	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

*Study day where the dogs were removed due to canine babesiosis; or Day 30, 48 h after the last tick infestation.
Tick numbers are indicated in bold when it is >0.

ISSN: 1756-3305