Table 1 Sex, age, breed, and microfilariae counting number for dogs of the treatment (G1) and control (G2) groups enrolled in this study
Study group | Serial number of dogs | Sex | Age (years) | Breed | SD0 (no. of larvae) | SD28 (no. of larvae) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G1 (Treatment) | 5* | M |  > 1 to < 5 | Portuguese Warren Hound | 52 (Ol) + 29 (Cs) | Neg |
11* | M |  ≥ 5 | Mongrel | 26 (Ol) + 4 (Cs) | Neg | |
13* | M |  ≥ 5 | Portuguese Warren Hound | 5 (Ol) + 1 (Cs) | Neg | |
18* | M |  ≥ 5 | Portuguese Warren Hound | 12 (Ol) | Neg | |
21* | M |  ≥ 5 | Barrocal Algarvio | 3 (Ol) + 12 (Cs) | Neg | |
315 | F |  ≥ 5 | Pitbull | 2 (Cb) | Neg | |
346 | M |  ≥ 5 | Portuguese Warren Hound | 34 (Cb) | Neg | |
373 | F |  ≤ 1 | Anglo-French hound | 3 (Cb) | Neg | |
414 | M |  > 1 to < 5 | Mongrel | 17 (Cb) | Neg | |
442 | M |  ≥ 5 | Grand Bleu de Gascogne | 35 (Cb) | Neg | |
450 | M |  ≤ 1 | Barrocal Algarvio | 2 (Cb) | Neg | |
G2 (Control) | 313 | M |  ≥ 5 | Portuguese Warren Hound | 9 (Cg) | 10 (Cg) |
320 | M |  > 1 to < 5 | Portuguese Warren Hound | 14 (Cb) | 5 (Cb) | |
323 | M |  > 1 to < 5 | Dogo Argentino x Pitbull | 24 (Cb) | 47 (Cb) | |
327 | M |  > 1 to < 5 | Portuguese Warren Hound | 4 (Cb) | Neg | |
333 | M |  > 1 to < 5 | Portuguese Warren Hound | 5 (Cb) | 3 (Cb) | |
381 | M |  > 1 to < 5 | Paderne | 2 (Cb) | 26 (Cb) | |
382 | M |  ≤ 1 | Dogo Argentino | 6 (Cb) | 12 (Cb) | |
385 | M |  > 1 to < 5 | Dogo Argentino | 12 (Cb) | 20 (Cb) | |
418 | M |  > 1 to < 5 | Mongrel | 5 (Cb) | 4 (Cb) | |
425 | M |  > 1 to < 5 | Mongrel | 13 (Cb) | 12 (Cb) | |
451 | M |  ≤ 1 | Paderne × Barrocal Algarvio | 2 (Cb) | 82 (Cb) |