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Table 2 Mean flea counts and efficacy (%) after a single topical administration of fluralaner spot-on solution followed by water-immersion or shampooing of dogs before each flea infestation

From: The effect of water and shampooing on the efficacy of fluralaner spot-on solution against Ixodes ricinus and Ctenocephalides felis infestations in dogs

Assessment time pointsa

Study day 6

Study day 30

Study day 58

Study day 86

Study Group

Fluralaner

Control

Fluralaner

Control

Fluralaner

Control

Fluralaner

Control

Water-immersion

Meanb flea counts (n)

0.0

92.2

0.0

88.6

0.0

88.3

0.0

81.7

Count range (n)

0

85–99

0

78–101

0

79–100

0

65–96

Efficacy (%)

100c

100c

100c

100c

Shampooing

Meanb flea counts (n)

0.0

34.5

0.0

80.2

0.0

87.7

0.0

89.1

Count range (n)

0

6d–97

0

55–101

0

78–101

0

73–99

Efficacy (%)

100c

100c

100c

100c

  1. aAssessment for fleas 48 h (±2 h) after treatment or re-infestation following treatment
  2. bGeometric mean
  3. cLog-counts of live fleas from the treatment group were significantly different (p ≤ 0.05) from log-counts of the respective untreated control group
  4. d4 out of 8 dogs adequately infested