Table 4.
Viability of mites in the field efficacy trial of ivermectin, liquid paraffin, and carbaryl in rabbits naturally infested with mange in Central Kenya.
| Treatment group | Number of rabbits with and without Psoroptes, Sarcoptes, and Cheyletiella mites before, during, and after treatment | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 0 | Day 7 | Day 14 | Day 28 | Day 56 | ||||||
| +ve | −ve | +ve | −ve | +ve | −ve | +ve | −ve | +ve | −ve | |
| Ivermectin (TG1) | v(29)Pc | 0 | v(21)Pc | 8 | d(15)Pc | 14 | d(3)Pc | 26 | d(1)Pc | 27 |
| v(5)Ss | 0 | v(4)Ss | 1 | d(1)Ss | 4 | d(0)Ss | 5 | (0)Ss | 5 | |
| v(1)Cp | 0 | v(1)Cp | 0 | (0)Cp | 1 | (0)Cp | 1 | (0)Cp | 1 | |
| Carbaryl-water (TG2) | v(32)Pc | 0 | v(21)Pc | 11 | d(7)Pc | 25 | d(5)Pc | 27 | d(1)Pc | 31 |
| v(3)Ss | 0 | v(1)Ss | 2 | (0)Ss | 3 | (0)Ss | 3 | (0)Ss | 3 | |
| Liquid paraffin (TG3) | v(34)Pc | 0 | v(22)Pc | 12 | d(13)Pc | 21 | d(3)Pc | 31 | v(7)Pc | 27 |
| v(1)Ss | 0 | v(1)Ss | 0 | d(1)Ss | 0 | d(1)Ss | 0 | v(1)Ss | 0 | |
Note: +ve = rabbits with mites; −ve = rabbits without any mite on microscopic examination of samples. Items in parentheses represent number of rabbits. Pc, Psoroptes cuniculi; Ss, Sarcoptes scabiei var cuniculi; Cp, Cheyletiella parasitovorax. Numbers with the superscript “v” are rabbits with viable (live) mites, while those with the superscript “d” are rabbits with nonviable (dead) mites.