Table 2.

Mean live Ixodes holocyclus counts and efficacy of fluralaner applied once topically to cats^a

	Day of infestation
	Day -1	14	28	42	56	70	84
Untreated control
Arithmetic mean	7.3	6.2	6.4	6.2	5.5	6.8	5.9
Geometric mean	7.0	5.8	5.6	5.8	4.6	6.5	5.7
Fluralaner spot-on
Arithmetic mean	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Efficacy (%)	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Geometric mean	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Efficacy (%)	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Comparison	t(18.0) = 23.2, P < 0.0001	t(18.0) = 15.8, P < 0.0001	t(18.0) = 10.7, P < 0.0001	t(18.0) = 17.7, P < 0.0001	t(18.0) = 8.9, P < 0.0001	t(18.0) = 22.4, P < 0.0001	t(18.0) = 21.1, P < 0.0001

^aEfficacy was based on an assessment of tick viability at 48 h post-treatment and at 72 h post challenge infestations