Prevention of transmission of Babesia canis by Dermacentor reticulatus ticks to dogs treated orally with fluralaner chewable tablets (Bravecto™)

Table 2 Number of dogs with increased rectal body temperature (RBT) and number of dogs tested positive for B. canis via blood smear, PCR and IFAT

Study group	RBT	Blood smear	PCR	IFAT
Study group	≥39.4 °C	[POS]	[POS]	[POS]
Untreated control [n]	19/27	27/27	27/27	27/27
Treatment group^a [n]	1^b/8	0/8	0/8	0/8

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