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Table 2.

Geometric mean number of fleas (Ctenocephalides felis) per dog and the percent efficacy based on geometric mean flea counts for groups treated with either CS, DPP, FM or IP days 0, 30, 60 and 90 of the study

		Geometric mean number of fleas/dog^a				% Efficacy
Study day	Days since last treatment^b	CS	DPP	FM	IP	DPP	FM	IP
−11	NA	67.4	67.5	68.4	69.0	NA	NA	NA
15	15	76.3	1.1^*	0.3^*	1.1^*	98.6	99.7	98.6
56	26	74.5	1.3^*	0.7^*	1.6^*	98.3	99.1	97.9
75	15	81.6	0.1^*	0.0^*	0′0^*	99.9	100	100
116	26	76.2	0.2^*	0.5^*	0.9^*	99.8	99.4	98.9
154	64	76.4	6.3^*	1.2^*	8.4^*	91.7	98.4	89.1

CS control solution, DPP dinotefuran, pyriproxifen and permethrin, FM fipronil and (S)-methoprene, IP imidacloprid and permethrin, NA not applicable

*Geometric mean flea counts significantly different from the CS group (p < 0.01)

^aEight dogs in each group, flea counts conducted 24 h post-infestation

^bLast or the most recent treatment