A novel combination of fipronil and permethrin (Frontline Tri-Act®/Frontect®) reduces risk of transmission of Babesia canis by Dermacentor reticulatus and of Ehrlichia canis by Rhipicephalus sanguineus ticks to dogs

Table 6 Rectal temperature records and platelet counts in dogs challenged by Ehrlichia canis-infected Rhipicephalus ticks

	Animal ID	Body temp range (°C)		Platelet count and examination Day
	Animal ID	Min	Max	−6	21	28	35	36	42	49	56	63	70	77	84
Control	CC5 CDA	37.5	39.7	285	275	292	284	-	221	-	-	-	-	-	-
	CD6 3F9	37.5	38.8	224	234	218	189	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	EA1 FF0	37.7	39.8	245	171	-	246	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	4F1 4AF	38.1	40.1	494	415	519	449	-	459	383	388	274	-	-	-
	4F0 57A	37.8	39.4	253	282	279	197	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	4F6 87C	38.2	39.8	333	327	194	179	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	286 FFE	38.4	39.4	485	478	512	505	-	495	406	143	-	-	-	-
	964 441	37.8	39.1	377	349	359	353	-	269	-	-	-	-	-	-
Treated	CBD 700	37.3	38.6	213	238	216	-	209	221	210	193	208	213	185	193
	B2C 3F0	38.2	39.6	259	192	192	169	-	153	181	198	216	170	204	180
	28A 3C2	38.1	39.8	363	343	307	380	-	370	348	351	376	349	325	308
	E18 F40	38.0	39.2	480	228	304	250	-	299	280	280	288	312	275	277
	4F0 890	38.2	39.6	347	367	332	330	-	372	341	204	378	349	339	332
	4DA C4C	38.2	39.2	425	385	402	360	-	299	320	291	323	163	-	-
	DF7 4DB	37.7	39.1	248	273	268	255	-	244	248	259	314	252	265	244
	4FA 06A	37.6	39.7	249	281	256	250	-	244	269	235	181	228	202	-

Normal range for platelet count is between 200 × 10⁹/l and 500 × 10⁹/l (below normal range indicated in bold)
- = no platelets were counted

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