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Table 2 Adult heartworms, Dirofilaria immitis, recovered 148 days after infection with third-stage larvae from eight dogs treated with 10% imidacloprid + 2.5% moxidectin (Advantage Multi®) 30 days prior to infection and from eight untreated control dogs

From: Efficacy of 10% imidacloprid + 2.5% moxidectin topical solution (Advantage Multi® for Dogs) for the prevention of heartworm disease and infection all month long

Treatment group

Dog

Adult Dirofilaria immitis

Males

Females

Total

Group 1:

10% imidacloprid + 2.5% moxidectin

1531603

0

0

0

1561903

0

0

0

1531806

0

0

0

1531805

0

0

0

1531901

0

0

0

1531801

0

0

0

1531802

0

0

0

1531502

0

0

0

Total worms recovered from treated dogs

0

0

0

Group 2:

no treatment

1531702

9

18

27

1531706

0

0

0

1531803

12

7

19

1532203

0

0

0

1531804

13

20

33

1531503

15

13

28

1531501

11

14

25

1532101

2

0

2

Total worms recovered from control dogs

62

72

134

Mean worms recovered from control dogs

7.8

9.0

16.8