Preventive efficacy of Frontline® Combo and Certifect® against Dipylidium caninum infestation of cats and dogs using a natural flea (Ctenocephalides felis) infestation model

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Table 5.

Dipylidium caninum proglottid collections in cats following daily search.

Group 1 – Negative control		Group 2 – Frontline^® Combo treated cats
Cat ID	D. caninum proglottids observed^*	Cat ID	D. caninum proglottids observed
DF6 952	Days +22 and +28	CC3 B65	None observed in 39 exams
CD4 302	Days +28 and +29	DF7 E10	None observed in 39 exams
CD5 1E7	Days +28 and +29	6BE 343	None observed in 39 exams
EA0 4FE	Days +26 and +27	CD1 47C	None observed in 39 exams
E49 9C5	Days +27 and +28	CC3 735	None observed in 39 exams
CC0 55B	Days +26 and +28	CD5 716	None observed in 39 exams
Percent infested	100%	Percent infested	0%

Search for Dipylidium proglottids was conducted daily from Day 21 to Day 60. Once an individual cat was diagnosed positive for proglottids of D. caninum on two separate occasions, no further faecal examinations were conducted for that animal who was considered as positive.

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