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Table 1 Dipylidium caninum infection in flea batches used to infest dogs using a natural challenge model

From: Topical or oral fluralaner efficacy against flea (Ctenocephalides felis) transmission of Dipylidium caninum infection to dogs

Time post-treatment (days)

Flea age (days)

Metacestode infection prevalence (%)a

Metacestode intensity per infected fleab

Metacestode abundancec

7

12

23.3

3.1

0.7

14

14

66.7

8.8

5.8

21

13

33.3

3.3

1.1

28

18

40.0

2.8

1.1

35

14

13.3

6.8

0.9

42

14

13.3

5.0

0.7

49

14

16.7

2.0

0.3

56

12

13.3

1.0

0.1

63

14

13.3

1.3

0.2

70

14

26.7

5.1

1.4

77

16

13.3

9.3

1.2

84

13

13.3

3.5

0.5

  1. aNo. infected fleas / total no. fleas examined
  2. bTotal no. metacestodes recovered / no. infected fleas
  3. cTotal no. metacestodes recovered / total no. of fleas examined