Efficacy of two topical fluralaner formulations (Bravecto®; Bravecto® Plus) against Asian longhorned tick (Haemaphysalis longicornis) infestations of cats

Table 3 Efficacy of topical fluralaner formulations against Haemaphysalis longicornis counts in cats (10 cats per treatment group)

Day of counts	Arithmetic mean live tick counts			% efficacy
Day of counts	Control	Fluralaner	Fluralaner + moxidectin	Fluralaner	Fluralaner + moxidectin
Study 1
2	17.4	0.0	0.0	100	100
30	32.9	0.0	0.0	100	100
60	24.0	0.0	0.0	100	100
90	23.7	1.1	0.1	95.4	99.6
Study 2
2^a	12.5	0.0	0.0
30	34.8	0.0	0.0	100	100
60	20.4	0.2	0.0	99.9	100
90	21.6	0.0	0.0	100	100

^aFor efficacy assessments based on control-group comparisons, the protocol requirement for each study was that at least six cats in the control group had to be adequately infested with live H. longicornis ticks (≥ 13). At this time point in Study 2, only three control group cats had adequate infestations

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