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Table 1 Number of attached larvae on mice 48 hours post-infestation for each experimental group at Day 2, Day 28 and Day 45 after treatment administration

From: Evaluation of fluralaner as an oral acaricide to reduce tick infestation in a wild rodent reservoir of Lyme disease

Time since treatment (days)

Count of attached larvae

Descriptive statistics

0 mg/kg

50 mg/kg

12.5 mg/kg

M

F

M

F

M

F

2

Meana

7.0

8.1

3.7

4.6

3.5

3.9

Range (min–max)

3–13

2–14

1–7

3–11

1–7

2–8

Total (n)b

213 (26)

 

117 (26)

 

110 (27)

 

Samplec

151

 

92

 

70

 

Death

19

 

86

 

61

 

28

Meana

7.6

9.2

10.3

8.9

10.5

8.5

Range (min–max)

3–15

5–15

6–15

5–13

6–18

4–12

Total (n)b

238 (26)

 

246 (24)

 

254 (26)

 

Samplec

155

 

138

 

145

 

Death

4

 

21

 

18

 

45

Meana

6.3

6.7

7.3

8.1

5.6

7.9

Range (min–max)

3–9

3–15

5–9

4–15

3–9

1–14

Total (n)b

110 (15)d

195 (23)

196 (25)

Samplec

86

175

165

Death

4

17

18

  1. aArithmetic mean
  2. bNumber of mice contributing to the total tick count
  3. cNumber of larvae sampled at 48 h post-infestation
  4. d11 mice were not tested because of lack of resources
  5. Abbreviations: M, male mice; F, female mice