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Table 2.

Mean flea counts and efficacy (%) after a single topical administration of fluralaner spot-on solution followed by water-immersion or shampooing of dogs before each flea infestation

Assessment time points^a		Study day 6		Study day 30		Study day 58		Study day 86
Study Group		Fluralaner	Control	Fluralaner	Control	Fluralaner	Control	Fluralaner	Control
Water-immersion	Mean^b flea counts (n)	0.0	92.2	0.0	88.6	0.0	88.3	0.0	81.7
	Count range (n)	0	85–99	0	78–101	0	79–100	0	65–96
	Efficacy (%)	100^c		100^c		100^c		100^c
Shampooing	Mean^b flea counts (n)	0.0	34.5	0.0	80.2	0.0	87.7	0.0	89.1
	Count range (n)	0	6^d–97	0	55–101	0	78–101	0	73–99
	Efficacy (%)	100^c		100^c		100^c		100^c

^aAssessment for fleas 48 h (±2 h) after treatment or re-infestation following treatment

^bGeometric mean

^cLog-counts of live fleas from the treatment group were significantly different (p ≤ 0.05) from log-counts of the respective untreated control group

^d4 out of 8 dogs adequately infested