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Table 5 Published percentages of efficacy results of fipronil or permethrin based products against Ixodes ricinus (geometric means) [17-21]

From: Efficacy of a fixed combination of permethrin 54.5% and fipronil 6.1% (Effitix®) in dogs experimentally infested with Ixodes ricinus

Active ingredient(s)

Days after treatment

 

Day 2

Day 9

Day 16

Day 23

Day 30

Day 37

Fipronil + permethrin (a)

98%

100%

100%

100%

97%

96%

Fipronil (b)

98.8%

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

86.3%

77.2%

Fipronil (c)

93.8%

100.0%

100.0%

98.9%

97.9%

94.1%

Imidacloprid + permethrin (d)

67.0%

100.0%

100.0%

99.5%

98.7%

91.6%

Fipronil + amitraz (e)

97.9%

100%

100%

98.1%

97.7%

96.3%

 

Day 2

Day 7

Day 14

Day 21

Day 28

Day 35

Permethrin (f)

99.1%

99.1%

95.9%

88.5%

87.1%

74.1%

Permethrin (g)

-

96.3%

99.5%

90.7%

90.3%

91.3%

  1. (a): Effitix®.
  2. (b): Frontline ® Spot-on Dog Merial [17].
  3. (c): Effipro® Spot-on Virbac SA [17].
  4. (d): Imidacloprid 10% (w/v) / Permethrin 50% (w/v) Spot-on [18].
  5. (e): CertifectTM Merial Limited [21].
  6. (f): Defend® Exspot® Treatment for dogs, Schering-Plough Animal Health Corp., 65% permethrin[19].
  7. (g): Defend® Exspot® Treatment for dogs, Schering-Plough Animal Health Corp., 65% permethrin [20].