Fluralaner (Bravecto®) treatment kills Aedes aegypti after feeding on Dirofilaria immitis-infected dogs

Parasites & Vectors

Table 1 Average group results with standard deviations of Dirofilaria immitis antigen testing using DiroCHEK^® (Zoetis Animal Health, New Jersey, USA)—optical density (OD) readings were obtained at the time of result interpretation for both pre-heat and post-heat treatment of samples—and microfilaria testing (microfilaria [mf] per ml of blood) which occurred before each mosquito challenge

NA not applicable
^aNegative control value subtracted from each sample OD reading before averages were calculated
^b Testing was not performed since results were obtained less than 10 days earlier
^cOnly three of the four control dogs became microfilaremic; the amicrofilaremic dog was excluded from these calculations. For more information on the occult dog, please see the Discussion

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