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Table 5 The curative efficacy of a combination of dinotefuran/fipronil administered topically on Day 0 following infestation of cats with Ctenocephalides felis on Day -1

From: Synergy between dinotefuran and fipronil against the cat flea (Ctenocephalides felis): improved onset of action and residual speed of kill in adult cats

Day 0 time point

Variable

Flea counts

Geometric mean

Arithmetic mean

3 h

Untreated (Group 1)

69.2

71.0

DF (Group 2)

1.8

2.0

Percentage efficacy

97.4

97.2

6 h

Untreated (Group 1)

60.5

62.8

DF (Group 2)

0

0

Percentage efficacy

100

100

12 h

Untreated (Group 1)

57.8

59.6

DF (Group 2)

0.1

0.1

Percentage efficacy

99.8

99.8

  1. Abbreviation: DF, dinotefuran/fipronil combination