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Table 3 Efficacy of oral moxidectin (3 μg/kg) in preventing the development of selected isolates of D. immitis

From: Efficacy of oral moxidectin against susceptible and resistant isolates of Dirofilaria immitis in dogs

      

Adult D. immitis worm counts1

 

Study

D. immitis isolate

Treatment2

Dosage (μg/kg)

Days of Tx

No. Dogs with worms

Worm count range

Geometric mean3

% reduction

Isolate phenotype

1

Michigan

Placebo

NA

0

8 of 8

18–32

24.4a

NA

 

1

Michigan

Moxidectin

3

0

0 of 8

0

0.0b

100

Susceptible

2

MP3

Placebo

NA

0

8 of 8

21–42

35.1a

NA

 

2

MP3

Moxidectin

3

0

0 of 8

0

0.0b

100

Susceptible

3

ZoeKY

Placebo

NA

0

6 of 6

16–36

26.2a

NA

 

3

ZoeKY

Moxidectin

3

0

0 of 6

0

0 b

100

Susceptible

4

GCFL

Placebo

NA

0

3 of 3

21–35

28.4a

NA

 

4

GCF

Moxidectin

3

0

0 of 3

0

0b

100

Susceptible

5

ZoeAL

Placebo

NA

0

6 of 6

26–47

33.0a

NA

 

5

ZoeAL

Moxidectin

3

0

0 of 6

0

0b

100

Susceptible

6

JYD-34

Placebo

NA

0, 30, 60

8 of 8

29–43

35.9a

NA

 

6

JYD-34

Moxidectin

3

0

8 of 8

20–39

29.1b

19.0

Resistant

6

JYD-34

Moxidectin

3

0, 30, 60

8 of 8

7–36

20.0b

44.4

Resistant

7

ZoeMO

Placebo

NA

0

6 of 6

15–32

21.2a

NA

 

7

ZoeMO

Moxidectin

3

0

6 of 6

2–7

5.5b

82.7

Resistant

8

ZoeLA

Placebo

NA

0

6 of 6

22–38

32.2a

NA

 

8

ZoeLA

Moxidectin

3

0

6 of 6

11–26

14.8b

54.0

Resistant

9

AMAL

Placebo

NA

0

3 of 3

43–48

45.0a

NA

 

9

AMAL

Moxidectin

3

0

3 of 3

12–25

17.3b

61.6

Resistant

  1. 1Dogs inoculated with 50 infective larvae (L3) on Days −28 to −30
  2. 2Moxidectin administered as ProHeart® tablets shaved to deliver the exact dose
  3. 3Within a study, means with different superscripts are significantly different (P < 0.05)