Table 3.
Tick species and numbers at baseline (ITT)
| Ticks | Lotilaner | Fipronil | Comparison (live ticks) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of subjects | Live ticks | Dead ticks | No. of subjects | Live ticks | Dead ticks | Z-value | P-value | ||
| All | 112 | 454 | 1 | 57 | 215 | 2 | 0.07 | 0.9411 | |
| Genus | Rhipicephalus | 32 | 132 | 0 | 14 | 50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.6175 |
| Dermacentor | 26 | 58 | 0 | 15 | 39 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.5515 | |
| Ixodes | 75 | 264 | 1 | 38 | 126 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.8480 | |
| Species | Rhipicephalus sanguineus | 32 | 132 | 0 | 14 | 50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.6175 |
| Dermacentor reticulatus | 26 | 58 | 0 | 15 | 39 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.5515 | |
| Ixodes ricinus | 69 | 249 | 1 | 35 | 113 | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.6989 | |
| Ixodes hexagonus | 6 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 1.21 | 1.21 | 0.2277 | |
| Morphotype | Rhipicephalus sanguineus, morphotype 2 | 31 | 103 | 0 | 14 | 40 | 0.53 | 0.53 | 0.5986 |
| Rhipicephalus sanguineus, morphotype unknown | 10 | 29 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 0.99 | 0.99 | 0.3246 | |
| Stage | Adult | 110 | 444 | 1 | 55 | 202 | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.6222 |
| Nymph | 4 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 1.43 | 1.43 | 0.1535 | |
| Larva | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 1.0000 | |
| Sex | Male | 69 | 126 | 0 | 32 | 52 | 0.92 | 0.92 | 0.3591 |
| Female | 107 | 318 | 1 | 54 | 150 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.9120 | |
| Not determinable | 5 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 1.51 | 1.51 | 0.1304 | |