Table 2.
Adult heartworms, Dirofilaria immitis, recovered 148 days after infection with third-stage larvae from eight dogs treated with 10% imidacloprid + 2.5% moxidectin (Advantage Multi®) 30 days prior to infection and from eight untreated control dogs
| Treatment group | Dog | Adult Dirofilaria immitis | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Females | Total | ||
| Group 1: 10% imidacloprid + 2.5% moxidectin |
1531603 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1561903 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1531806 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1531805 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1531901 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1531801 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1531802 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1531502 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total worms recovered from treated dogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Group 2: no treatment |
1531702 | 9 | 18 | 27 |
| 1531706 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1531803 | 12 | 7 | 19 | |
| 1532203 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1531804 | 13 | 20 | 33 | |
| 1531503 | 15 | 13 | 28 | |
| 1531501 | 11 | 14 | 25 | |
| 1532101 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Total worms recovered from control dogs | 62 | 72 | 134 | |
| Mean worms recovered from control dogs | 7.8 | 9.0 | 16.8 | |