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Table 2 Dogs and treatment

From: Blocking the transmission of heartworm (Dirofilaria immitis) to mosquitoes (Aedes aegypti) by weekly exposure for one month to microfilaremic dogs treated once topically with dinotefuran-permethrin-pyriproxyfen

Group

Dog

Microfilaremia

(MFb/20 μL blood,

Day −7)

Body Weight

(kg, Day −7)

DPPa Volume

(mL, Day 0)

Control

1

51

9.5

0

2

39

9.3

0

3

185

11.0

0

DPP

1

545

6.6

1.6

2

36

8.6

1.6

3

52

10.5

3.6

  1. aDPP: dinotefuran + permethrin + pyriproxyfen (Vectra® 3D). bMF: microfilariae