Vectra 3D (dinotefuran, pyriproxyfen and permethrin) prevents acquisition of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto by Ixodes ricinus and Ixodes scapularis ticks in an ex vivo feeding model

Table 4 Preventive effect provided by DPP-treated dog hair against the acquisition of Bbss by Ixodes ricinus and Ixodes scapularis ticks

Day of exposure	Ixodes ricinus^a			Ixodes scapularis^a
	Total number of tested/positive ticks (%)		Efficacy (%)	Total number of tested/positive ticks (%)		Efficacy (%)
	Non-treated control groups	DPP-treated groups	Efficacy (%)	Non-treated control groups	DPP-treated groups	Efficacy (%)
2	22/22 (100)	0/12 (0)	100	21/24 (87.5)	0/12 (0)	100
7	17/17 (100)	0/12 (0)	100	N/A	N/A	N/A
14	18/18 (100)	0/12 (0)	100	22/22 (100)	0/12 (0)	100
21	14/15 (93.3)	0/12 (0)	100	N/A	N/A	N/A
28	10/12 (83.3)	0/12 (0)	100	25/25 (100)	0/12 (0)	100
35	15/16 (93.7)	0/12 (0)	100	N/A	N/A	N/A

^aOnly females were considered during the assessment, / no experiment conducted for Ixodes scapularis due to limited tick availability

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