Volume 7, Number 5—October 2001
Research
Topical Insecticide Treatments to Protect Dogs from Sand Fly Vectors of Leishmaniasis
Richard Reithinger*†
, Ueslei Teodoro†, and Clive R. Davies*
, Ueslei Teodoro†, and Clive R. Davies*
Table 1
Experimental dog trial comparing effects of topical insecticide applications on feeding and survival rates of female sand fliesa
| 0 dpt |
5-12 dpt |
32-36 dpt |
58-54 dpt |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dog | TM | B | U | B | U | B | U | B | U |
| 1 | C | 40 (1) | 37 (3) | 37 (0) | 38 (6) | 25 (0) | 34 (4) | 23 (1) | 30 (4) |
| 2 | C | 43 (1) | 34 (8) | 28 (0) | 27 (2) | 26 (1) | 39 (6) | 25 (1) | 33 (3) |
| 3 | C | 31 (1) | 44 (5) | 24 (2) | 40 (7) | 30 (0) | 29 (2) | 14 (3) | 37 (8) |
| 4 | DM | 20 (1) | 28 (2) | 21 (2) | 31(10) | 14 (3) | 34(14) | 8 (1) | 36(11) |
| 5 | DM | 24 (0) | 54 (4) | 16 (1) | 27 (5) | 7 (3) | 37 (8) | ND§ | N§ |
| 6 | DM | 47 (1) | 39 (2) | 9 (1) | 53 (7) | 8 (2) | 37(14) | 5 (1) | 43 (9) |
| 7 | DM | 26 (0) | 28 (3) | 3 (0) | 20(10) | 4 (2) | 31(20) | 4 (2) | 34(15) |
| 8 | DM | 25 (1) | 34 (1) | 14 (0) | 26 (5) | 6 (2) | 26(23) | 5 (1) | 23(19) |
| 9 | DZ | 38 (0) | 40 (5) | 32 (0) | 20 (3) | 23 (1) | 18 (6) | ND¥ | ND¥ |
| 10 | DZ | 26 (0) | 38 (4) | 36 (2) | 8 (4) | 29 (1) | 27 (7) | ND¥ | ND¥ |
| 11 | DZ | 16 (0) | 34 (5) | 15 (1) | 21 (2) | 13 (0) | 39 (6) | 17 (0) | 29 (4) |
| 12 | PM | 17 (0) | 27 (6) | 6 (2) | 35 (7) | 9 (1) | 21 (4) | 8 (1) | 23 (8) |
| 13 | PM | 16 (1) | 39 (3) | 10 (1) | 24(11) | 21 (1) | 38(19) | 11 (0) | 38(11) |
| 14 | PM | 22 (0) | 14 (3) | 15 (1) | 31 (9) | 13 (2) | 36(10) | 10 (1) | 39 (9) |
| 15 | F | 22 (1) | 47 (7) | 15 (2) | 15 (6) | 6 (0) | 17 (9) | 9 (1) | 28(13) |
| 16 | F | 29 (1) | 22 (8) | 27 (1) | 15(13) | 11 (4) | 28(19) | 16 (0) | 37 (7) |
| 17 | F | 10 (1) | 21 (2) | 16 (0) | 44 (5) | 4 (3) | 15(10) | 8 (3) | 33 (8) |
aDead sand flies (after 24 hrs) are in parentheses.
Abbreviations: B, bloodfed sand flies; C, control; DM, deltamethrin-impregnated dog collar; dpt, days posttreatment; DZ, diazinon-impregnated dog collar; F, fenthion topical lotion; PM, permethrin topical lotion; ND, not done; TM, treatment; U, unfed sand flies. §Dog 5 was killed by his owner; ¥ Dogs 9 and 10 moved.
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