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 6.

D. caninum proglottid collections in dogs following daily search

Group 1 – Untreated dogs		Group 2 – Certifect^® treated dogs
Dog ID	D. caninum proglottids observed^*	Dog ID	D. caninum proglottids observed
CC4 90E	Days +59 and +60	CBD D00	None observed in 65 exams
E16 E41	Days +28 and +29	8B3 7C1	None observed in 65 exams
E49 BE7	Days +59 and +61	DF6 707	None observed in 65 exams
E44 A95	Days +30 and +31	DF7 CEB	None observed in 65 exams
DFA 390	Days +28 and +29	DF4 CC6	None observed in 65 exams
CC0 FE7	Days +41 and +43	8B1 6BB	None observed in 65 exams
CD3 EC5	None observed	CDB DAE	None observed in 65 exams
956 7EC	Days +29 and +30	DF5 A68	None observed in 65 exams
Percent infested	87.50%	Percent infested	0%

Search for Dipylidium proglottids was conducted daily from Day 21 to Day 86. Once an individual dog 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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