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Table 3 Kinetics of microfilaremia (MF/20 μL of blood) in two groups (control untreated or DPPa treated on Day 0) of Dirofilaria immitis-infected donor dogs over 40 days

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

Microfilaremia Group

Dog

−11

Study Day

−7

14

21

28

Control

1

38

51

173

116

189

2

18

39

127

191

170

3

121

185

142

193

218

DPP

1

642

545

1174

940

750

2

8

36

116

185

184

3

14

52

25

20

33

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